Microplastics are in our food, blood, and even brain tissue. While industry says concerns are overblown, researchers like Dr. Matthew Campen are finding evidence that deserves serious attention. We’re diving into how these particles affect our long-term health. Listen here: ow.ly/hIyM50Yl9zH

This week on the podcast: Congress cut $200B from SNAP, taking food from 48M food insecure Americans, including families, veterans and seniors. I’m joined by Rep. Jim McGovern to unpack whose interests are really being served. @repmcgovern.bsky.social

Celebrity activism can get a bad rap—but Hilary Swank proved its power. Fresh off a red-eye, she testified for CA SB 646, helping pass a law requiring prenatal vitamins to be tested for heavy metals & results publicly disclosed. She shares why she’s using her platform to protect the next generation.

Within a year, the Trump admin has moved to repeal emissions standards, extend the life of coal burning power plants & dismantle the EPA's scientific capacity. My guest Joe Goffman—who shaped U.S. air quality law for 35+ years—shares what we’re losing & why strong environmental protections matter.

Honored to join an inspiring group of speakers at #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch -- bringing expertise & clarity to what it will take to end plastic pollution. From policy to materials to justice, these talks show what’s possible. Watch: bit.ly/TEDxGPGP #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #TEDx

Each year, millions resolve to eat healthier & lose weight. Most won’t fail from lack of willpower — they’ll fail because our food system makes unhealthy choices cheap & easy. I talk with @juliabelluz.bsky.social about why nutrition science is misunderstood & why policy, not personal blame, matters.

I’m joined by Dr. Demetre Daskalakis — infectious disease physician and public health leader. From HIV innovation to leading the White House Mpox response, he unpacks what recent CDC vaccine decisions mean for science, trust and public health. @drdemetre.bsky.social

Today’s podcast episode: I chat with author and cultural journalist, Jane Borden, about how cult-like thinking—from Pilgrims to MAGA—shapes America. We explore healthy skepticism vs. dangerous groupthink and how history repeats itself. @janeborden.bsky.social

In my latest episode: a deep dive with @kff.org's Liz Hamel into new MAHA polling and the stark disconnect between what parents say they want for their children’s health and the political chaos that just left millions facing unaffordable insurance.

It’s Election Day—and key issues Lindsay Dahl @lindsaydahl.bsky.social has spent her career on are on the ballot: how we regulate chemicals, protect public health and decide what’s safe in our homes. In this episode, we talk about her new book and why science, politics & culture all matter.

Food with Mark Bittman: Paul Schiefer and Ken Cook

My guest this week is Matt Randolph, aka @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social — oil industry veteran with 33+ years of experience and 1M+ followers breaking down energy and policy. We discuss where environmentalists get it right — and where we might get it wrong.

Proud to join my EWG colleagues as @governor.ca.gov signed AB 1264 bill into law — a major step toward removing the “worst of the worst” UPFs from CA schools. “It’s a powerful signal to all food companies… Smart companies will start reformulating now.” — Scott Faber, EWG

This week's podcast: journalist Brian Deer, author of The Doctor Who Fooled the World. We discuss his investigation, why misinformation remains prevalent today & the incredible scope of disarray and dysfunction playing in public health under RFK Jr. @briandeer.com

This week on the podcast: Errol Schweizer, one of the sharpest minds in food + grocery. Former Whole Foods V.P., Forbes writer and author of The Checkout Grocery Update on Substack, he unpacks the politics shaping our food system. @grocerynerd.bsky.social

Excited to share this week’s episode with Lo Bosworth — author, founder & CEO of Love Wellness. We dive into self-care, functional medicine and why self-advocacy in women’s health matters. A powerful conversation for anyone navigating their own health journey or supporting a loved one.

You know the iconic Dr. Bronner’s bottles — but the company is so much more. I’m joined by Lisa Bronner to talk about family legacy, advocacy & her book, Soap & Soul.

By exposing the corruption of California’s investor-owned utilities, we will hold them and our government accountable. EWG has a long and proud history of taking on big oil, big pesticide companies, big polluters, and more.

EWG scientists work to identify potential health harms from chemical exposure in everyday products so that consumers can make safer choices—and to debunk the myth that “the dose makes the poison.” Dr. Bruce Lanphear and I discuss why even low-level exposures can be harmful. @blanphear.bsky.social

‪This week’s podcast: I talk with Will Westmoreland (@westmoreland-pops.bsky.social) -- farmer, activist & founder of The Back Forty -- about what rural America is really facing: harmful policies, lost SNAP & Medicaid access and farm subsidies favoring big ag over small farmers.

Since January, the Trump admin has waged a campaign to eliminate thousands of federal scientists who help with research and rules that protect us from harmful substances. Dr. Micah Niemeier-Walsh, an industrial hygienist at N.I.O.S.H., cautions this will have serious consequences for public health.

This week’s podcast episode is driven by what's happening to science under the Trump administration. I talk with Dr. Linda Birnbaum & Dr. Micah Niemeier-Walsh about how scientists are losing their jobs — and why that puts us all at risk.

“Pesticide applicators and farmworkers in the fields … pay the highest price in this flawed system,” said Alexis Luckey of Toxic Free NC. A new study finds that cancer risk doubles for pesticide applicators who use carbaryl. @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social‬ www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/carb...

Syngenta settled just weeks before the first US #paraquat trial was set to begin. The weedkiller is accused of causing Parkinson’s, but many plaintiffs are dying before their day in court. @theguardian.com @hhsgov.govmirrors.com www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/with...

Big news: Our investigation #PoisonPR just won the Environmental Reporting prize from @oneworldmedia.bsky.social. Thanks to our lead partner @lighthousereports.com and to all who helped uncover the hidden forces shaping our food system. oneworldmedia.org.uk/awards/winne...

Bayer has settled 114K+ lawsuits from people who allege they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup. But the legal battles aren’t over. Journalist @careygillam.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of @thenewlede.bsky.social, breaks down the latest developments.

#MAHA March on Washington, you say? 🧵3 To protest what has clearly become the deepest, most aggressive assault on environmental protection and health in history? Will Kennedy address the assembled masses and condemn outrages any environmental lawyer of his experience would immediately recognize?

Reckless budget cuts, made with no evidence they will advance efficiency or curb 'waste and corruption', have hurt farmers, rural food banks and schools in some 40 states. Where are you, #MAHA moms? www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/b...

See national impact of federal health research cuts scienceimpacts.org

www.ewg.org/news-insight... If this is really about greater efficiency, where's the analysis showing exactly how that would be achieved by these cuts? If your kids tried to pull off a scam like this in school you'd be sitting with them in the principal's office every afternoon.