In honor of Climate Week in NYC, please enjoy this piece & its embedded link to an ad featuring Samuel L. Jackson. "These giants are standing tall against fossil fuels. Rising up out of the ocean like a middle finger to CO2." www.canarymedia.com/articles/cul...

Wow! www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/universit...

Study Assesses State-by-State Efforts to Take on Plastic Waste www.waste360.com/plastics/stu...

'Common chemicals in plastics, personal care products, and food packaging may drive the onset, growth, and spread of breast cancer—the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women, new research suggests.' usrtk.org/healthwire/p...

'In her review of over 140 scientific articles, Sajedi writes that individuals on average ingest between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles per year, and bottled water users consume 90,000 more particles than tap water consumers.' www.concordia.ca/news/stories...

Congratulations to the 2025 Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Award winners! p2.org/2025-MVP2-Aw...

Happy Pollution Prevention (P2) Week (Sept. 15-21, 2025)! Check out my latest ISTC blog post to learn more about P2, P2 week, & assistance your organization can tap into from the Center for Economic Impacts & Societal Benefits (CEISB). blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/09/16/c...

There's a long way to go before mushroom-based (mycelium-based) materials can fully replace plastics. But this is a really cool effort. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The maps showing known vs. presumptive PFAS contamination sites are like a kick in the teeth. news.northeastern.edu/2025/09/09/t...

"Those who hoped to curtail plastic production—and the health risks associated with the stuff—were disappointed. Oil lobbyists, less so" www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

'Pesticides banned years ago in the European Union are drifting through the skies and turning up in clouds above France, raising concerns about how long these toxins persist and how far they can travel, with potentially harmful global health impacts' usrtk.org/healthwire/b...

'Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC used a lab model of the human liver to analyze changes at the cellular level, finding that some PFAS triggered fat accumulation and others caused cell damage linked to cancer.' keck.usc.edu/news/usc-stu...

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans still bears visible and invisible scars left by compounding climate disasters, environmental injustices, and decades of inequity and systemic neglect. @adamlmahoney.bsky.social "It’s hard to move forward when the trauma is so present."

ICYMI, check out my post for the ISTC blog offering back-to-school sustainability resources: blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/07/31/b...

Experts suggest the most important thing you can do to address climate change is talk about it, but research shows most Americans never discuss the topic. My latest post for the ISTC blog offers suggestions and resources to help you broach the subject. blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/08/28/s...

ICYMI, check out my post on microfiber cloths as a source of plastic pollution, including ideas to reduce microfiber pollution in your home. joysness.com/2025/07/20/m...

Responding to and rebuilding from climate disasters is costing Americans staggering sums. We can break this cycle. Federal data shows that every dollar spent on preparedness saves $6 in recovery, but the Trump administration has turned that sound logic on its head.

How climate change endangers mothers and children Rising temperatures are rewriting the earliest stages of life, according to a new report.

"It’s clear that climate change is no longer an issue reserved for policy debates; it’s influencing where people live, how they shop, where they work, and how they invest." www.waste360.com/sustainabili...

'US solar PV recycling firm, Solarcycle, has produced a pilot module using 50% recycled glass from other decommissioned panels, which it says matches the performance of entirely new products.' www.pv-tech.org/solarcycle-p...

'It’s affordable, recyclable, and designed to work in water under visible light – offering a promising new approach to breaking down environmental pollutants without harsh chemicals or high energy use.' www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/news/flaponite

'he researchers found a positive and statistically-significant association between 3 types of air pollutant and dementia.' www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

If your interests/skills include marketing with a side of science communication, check out this opportunity with NWF. It would be so cool to work on Ranger Rick brands! recruiting.ultipro.com/NAT1047NWF/J...

ICYMI, this post was focused on graduation & Father's Day gifts, but the information included could also be useful as you prepare to send young adults off to college. blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/05/23/e...

New: Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than a third of that. By @emilyschwing.bsky.social‬

Looking forward to reading this!

Here's my latest post for the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center blog, on back-to-school sustainability resources: blog.istc.illinois.edu/2025/07/31/b...

Completely agree with this statement. Rescinding the endangerment finding would be irresponsible.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

First incinerating food for starving children and now this?!

Another post from my personal blog for Plastic Free July. This time I'm considering the issue of microfibers. joysness.com/2025/07/20/m...

Another Plastic Free July post from my personal blog. This one is focused on plastic glove use (or rather overuse) in healthcare settings. joysness.com/2025/07/16/f...

Next up: sue this administration! A disabled vet says he was wrongfully detained in last week’s Camarillo raid, despite being a U.S. citizen. • Reporting for his security job at Glass House Farms • Told them he was a citizen • No charges. No phone call. No lawyer. • No care after chemical exposure

I appreciate someone addressing this reality. Thank you, Elise Silva. theconversation.com/university-s...

The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought. A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone. grist.org/science/ocea... #Oceans #Plastic #MicroPlastics #Pollution #Environment #Climate

A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center. The Miccosukee, who make their home in the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review. grist.org/indigenous/a... #Florida #Fl #Tribes #Indigenous #Climate #Everglades #Immigration

'The dynamic closed-loop system uses groundwater to reject and absorb heat to provide year-round space conditioning for a 130-year-old elementary school, Trane Technologies says.' www.constructiondive.com/news/chicago...

The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees: ✔️ due process for all ✔️ birthright citizenship ✔️ equal protection under the law Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.

I liked my country better when it did what it could to save lives. There's nothing great about this. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Keep the postal service's electric fleet on the road! pirg.org/illinois/tak...

I personally like to use em dashes. And will never use AI to make writing "more efficient."

A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for. Kudos, Sir.🌦️

We the people will have the last word. The fight has just begun...

In a time when freedoms are being stripped away from the most vulnerable among us, remember this: In America, we don’t bow to kings. This Independence Day, we honor those who worked tirelessly to free us from tyranny and recommit to the never-ending fight to protect our democracy. 🇺🇲

With #extremeHeat 🔥🔥 hitting much of the USA 🇺🇸 here is how heat impacts your health 🔥 #heatwave #momsky www.momscleanairforce.org/resources/he...

They want you angry—but not at them. They want you seething, desperate to find someone to blame. “They.” “Them.” “Those people.” Immigrants. Trans kids. Black voters. Journalists. Protesters. Anyone and everyone but the billionaires robbing you blind. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...