Very excited to launch the next cohort of Agents of Change in Residence Program (@agentschangeej.bsky.social). We are pivoting to meet the moment and deepening our commitment to our senior fellows. Learn more about the program and the fellows, and stay tuned to see what we collectively create🔥

ICYMI: @nytimes.com did a good piece on the increasing presence of benzene, a known human carcinogen, popping up in our personal care products like sunscreen. I was quoted about the lack of regulatory safeguards in the personal care product industry. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/w...

There are many layers here, but I want to comment on one aspect of these findings for now--the editorial board representation. Some will see this and immediately think: we need to get more POC on our boards! I understand that impulse, but encourage you to think a few steps down the game tree 1/n.

Contact Krystal Vasquez directly if you have suggestions for disabled/neurodivergent chemists for their starter pack

Very informative thread by @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social, former head of OSHA and current prof at GW, on what may happen to #OSHA in the new administration.

READ: Pradnya Garud, current fellow and an environmental health data equity strategist for Oregon Health Authority, writes about how the common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future in our latest essay. Read it here: www.ehn.org/labor-and-en...

Good article by @nytimes.com about rise in chronic conditions in children w/quotes from Tracey Woodruff & Phil Landrigan, and mention of the NTP report on fluoride impacts on children's IQ: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/h...