Mariah Blake

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

Thank you! I honestly couldn't be more grateful.

They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals Book — Non-fiction. By Mariah Blake. 2025. 320 pages. An investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town...

An investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic public health crisis. Read "They Poisoned the World" by @mariahblake.bsky.social ⬇️

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Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.

#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment.

Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical.

Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity.

See⬇️🧵
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Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

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The U.S. government, which developed toxic forever chemicals and is one of the leading sources of #PFAS contamination worldwide, is delaying clean-up around its installations. This has serious implications for the health of military families and communities everywhere. @crownpublishing.bsky.social

factory run off into water in Hoosick Falls

factories at work

New Episode!

Discussing the history of forever chemicals, how they may harm us and how companies like Dupont changed global business forever.

With @mariahblake.bsky.social & @hervold.bsky.social

iTunes: tinyurl.com/39273d7v
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Some of the world’s most powerful people are trying their hardest to turn Americans against each other.

They’re doing it for their own benefit. For the love of God, don’t let them turn your neighbor into your enemy

Some of the world’s most powerful people are trying their hardest to turn Americans against each other.

They’re doing it for their own benefit. For the love of God, don’t let them turn your neighbor into your enemy

I'm really looking forward to speaking alongside so many authors I admire at @texasbookfest. I hope to see some you there!
#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #NarrativeNonfiction
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A snippet from yesterday's conversation Your Call on @kalwradio.bsky.social. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic #ADHD @crownpublishing.bsky.social

They Poisoned the World: The Toxic History of Forever Chemicals Mariah Blake investigates the chemical industry's decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals and the citizens working to hold them accountable.

Here's the full episode: www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

A snippet from yesterday's conversation Your Call on @kalwradio.bsky.social. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic #ADHD @crownpublishing.bsky.social

The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.

And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.

Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.

Alarming levels of Pfas in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zone

“What happened here in Curry county, New Mexico, can happen in any town in USA, so we should all pay attention because it’s your water and your family next.” #PFAS
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NEW: Republicans in Congress are pushing a "sweeping repeal" of hard-won measures to protect service members, veterans, and military communities from #PFAS contamination, which is rampant on U.S. military bases. #ForeverChemicals
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It won’t fit in screen shots but linking here the full letter of resignation posted by one of the departing CDC officials, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who ran the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and led efforts to fight COVID, monkeypox, and bird flu
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NEW: Republicans in Congress are pushing a "sweeping repeal" of hard-won measures to protect service members, veterans, and military communities from #PFAS contamination, which is rampant on U.S. military bases. #ForeverChemicals
www.ewg.org/news-insight...

Alarming levels of Pfas in blood of those living near US air force base, study finds Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ were found at a level 10 times higher than people who did not work in contaminated zone

“What happened here in Curry county, New Mexico, can happen in any town in USA, so we should all pay attention because it’s your water and your family next.” #PFAS
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.

NYT just covered it. 1/n

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It’s based largely on EPA data, which only requires public water supplies to test for 29 PFAS.

One EPA division has adopted the industry-backed definition, but the countless state-level laws restricting PFAS deploy use the definition favored by scientists: at least one fully fluorinated carbon. That includes TFA.

Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show 9,552 Sites in 50 States The known extent of contamination of American communities with the highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow at an alarming rate.

This is important: At least *172 million* Americans are drinking water that's polluted with toxic #PFAS, according to new @EPA data. That more than 1/2 the total U.S. population, and a large share of water supplies have yet to be tested. #ForeverChemicals #Plastic 1/
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We are getting closer and closer to confirming @dqasci.bsky.social's estimate of 200 million Americans with PFAS in their water

YouTube video by Democracy Now! "They Poisoned the World": The Corporate Cover-Up & Fightback Against PFAS, "Forever Chemicals"

@democracynow.org & @mariahblake.bsky.social | Democracy Now!: "'They Poisoned the World': The Corporate Cover-Up & Fightback Against PFAS, 'Forever Chemicals'" | #DuPont #NewJersey #MariahBlake #AtomicBomb
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They Poisoned the World by Mariah Blake: 9781524760090 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books “Riveting . . . Blake’s deft chronicle of one of the greatest moral scandals of our time [is] a book that none of us can afford to miss.”—The Washington Post A gripping investigation...

To learn how we wound up in this situation, check out my book, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals 3/ @crownpublishing.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198...

New EPA data shows 7M more people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water WASHINGTON – New data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows an additional 7 million Americans have drinking water contaminated by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. It brings...

For more about the new data, check out EWG's website 2/ www.ewg.org/news-insight...

To learn how we wound up in this situation, check out my book, They Poisoned the World.
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