Shantal Riley

Happy Caturday! #Hudsonvalley

Connecticut Insurance Department of Climate Risk Mapping Free tool allows Connecticut residents to identify risks using First Street’s technology, for planning and preparing for climate related perils.

Hey #Connecticut! Check out this new mapping tool to see your property’s climate risk. firststreet.org/connecticut-...

Oh? Reading this story asap.

The grownups were out in full force at #NoKings Kingston, NY

No Kings rally in Kingston, NY #nokings

Firing measles experts in the midst of a measles outbreak seems highly logical and smart

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2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy, and Clean Up the Environment Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” versatile molecular cages that can trap contaminants, store energy and...

Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” versatile molecular cages that can trap contaminants, store energy and possibly deliver drugs to specific areas of the body.

Ha. Are you working for a nuclear energy company?

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries They won for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, which is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues..

apnews.com/article/nobe... Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries.

Harmless in 45k gallon doses? Tell that to people who have to drink it.

First, read the story. Then look up tritium, which cannot be filtered by water treatment plants.

Federal judge says New York overstepped in banning radioactive water disposal in Hudson River The owners of the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear facility sued the state over its efforts to regulate wastewater disposal at the facility.

You can't make this stuff up. A judge just struck down a NY ban preventing Holtec from dumping radioactive water from the Indian Point nuclear plant into the Hudson River, a source of drinking water for seven — count 'em, seven — #HudsonValley communities.

www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

Quantum tunnelling trio win the 2025 physics Nobel John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis get the award for demonstrating quantum mechanical effects at the macroscale

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics for experiments that revealed quantum behavior in electrical circuits, showing that even systems made of billions of atoms can obey the strange laws of the quantum world: cen.acs.org/people/nobel... 🧪

What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research Trump’s definitive statements that Tylenol use during pregnancy causes autism suggest certainty that the science does not support.

What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research
theconversation.com/what-parents...

Yep.

Very good news

Ouch.

That was quick.

EPA pursues new tactic to undo PFAS drinking-water limits Agency seeks to omit public input so it can eliminate limits faster

EPA pursues new tactic to undo PFAS drinking-water limits.

cen.acs.org/policy/chemi...

A calm stream on a Sunday. Sound on.

California bill to ban "forever chemicals" in cookware pits celebrity chefs against environmental advocates California lawmakers are weighing whether to ban a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called "forever chemicals​," in cookware.

California is on the verge of banning toxic #ForeverChemicals known as #PFAS in products like cookware, cleaners more.

These chemicals don't break down in the environment and they build up in our bodies.

#SB682 is a crucial step toward safer homes. 🧵
www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Not fair.

Useful!

Give me a break.

Medical groups call on US Health Secretary Kennedy to step down Multiple health groups and medical associations called on U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to step down in a joint statement on Wednesday, saying he was disregarding decades of lifesaving science and reversing medical progress.

Multiple health groups and medical associations called on U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to step down in a joint statement on Wednesday, saying he was disregarding decades of lifesaving science and reversing medical progress.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Good point.

Slavery??????

Washington moves to restrict cancer-causing chemicals in cosmetics This week, Washington became the first state in the nation to adopt broad restrictions on more than two dozen chemicals used in cosmetic products that can release formaldehyde.

Now for a bit of good news. Washington State just banned dozens of carcinogenic formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics. Thanks to @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social for the heads up!

ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...

Right. I’m referring to the headline, saying why should she leave?