Kathryn Rodgers
@kathrynr.bsky.social
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PhD student in Environmental Health at BUSPH and BU URBAN trainee | born at 346 ppm CO2
New study with Biomonitoring California, Silent Spring Institute,
@greensciencepolicy.bsky.social
and
@ewgofficial.bsky.social
! "people who replaced their old, chemical-filled sofas or chairs with new, flame-retardant-free models saw levels of PBDEs drop by half in just over a year."
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Getting rid of old furniture immediately starts lowering the toxic flame retardants in your body. Here's why
Old sofas are filled with flame retardants, which have been linked to cancer risk and neurodevelopmental issues. A new study looks at what happens in your body when you get new furniture.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91456433/getting-rid-of-old-furniture-can-immediately-start-making-you-healthier-heres-why
3 months ago
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Jonathan Buonocore
4 months ago
@marydwillis.bsky.social
and I published a paper published today in Environmental Research Letters!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
We found that about 46.6 million people in the US, or about 14.1% of the US population, live within a mile of a piece of energy infrastructure. Why do we care? 🛟 |💡🔌
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https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae0da6
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Thrilled to present on research that supports healthy building materials at
#APHA2025
! Thank you to my wonderful organizers and co-panelists at Habitable,
livingfuture.bsky.social
, and
@hsph.harvard.edu
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4 months ago
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David Sirota
5 months ago
Every now and then I go back and read the Citizens United ruling to see if it is as unhinged as I thought, and every time I do that I see it is actually far more deranged than I remembered.
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Inspired by my colleague Sam Hall at BUSPH Environmental Health, who delivered testimony on the health risks (especially to kidneys) from extreme heat exposure to the Massachusetts Committee on Labor and Workforce Development today. Thank you, Sam!
@busph.bsky.social
9 months ago
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Elizabeth Kolbert
10 months ago
The new Silent Spring:
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75 percent of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says
Birds are rapidly vanishing from North America, with dramatic population losses in places that were once thought safe.
https://wapo.st/4iJFQpp
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Thank you
@nathanpboston.bsky.social
for bringing attention to
#FreeRumeysa
10 months ago
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The health of humans and our planet are inextricably linked. The kidneys represent that link -- they are how our bodies process exposures in our environment. This
#EarthDay
, I explain why studying causes of chronic kidney disease is protecting that link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZOr...
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Environmental Causes of Kidney Disease
YouTube video by Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZOrwYpOo-w&list=PL1UKNqoJNj99odBWxN1u304ssKW4Immbn&index=19
11 months ago
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This
#EarthDay
I am celebrating all of the fantastic scientists who explain how their work protects people and promotes health of humans and the environment! Thank you,
@jonlevybu.bsky.social
@amizota.bsky.social
@anorisarma.bsky.social
and more!!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Environmental Health Works (#EHWorks) - YouTube
The air we breathe, water we drink, food we eat, and where we live, work, and play are all crucial determinants of our health and the health of our families....
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1UKNqoJNj99odBWxN1u304ssKW4Immbn
11 months ago
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Hands off!
#HandsOffBoston
11 months ago
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Kyle I, PhD 🕊️🇺🇦
12 months ago
Hey, I just met you And this is crazy! But here's my number Send war plans maybe?
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Sharon Lerner
about 1 year ago
NEW: While all eyes are on Trump and DOGE, a bill recently introduced in both the House and Senate would cripple the EPA's ability to regulate. It's a very serious threat and experts told me it could pass
www.propublica.org/article/legi...
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Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections
Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/legislation-targets-epa-science-toxic-chemicals
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Laura Bassett
12 months ago
From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement. Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
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Scenes from
#StandUpForScience2025
in Boston, MA!
12 months ago
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As a mom and a woman in science, I’m positioned and ready to fight RFK Jr.’s misinformation and drive meaningful change aimed at improving women’s and children’s health. My oped with
@ehnewsroom.bsky.social
www.ehn.org/rfk-jr-women...
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Opinion: RFK Jr.’s disinformation is a rallying cry for women in STEM
Strong scientific research on women’s health is an antidote for conspiracy theories.
https://www.ehn.org/rfk-jr-women-s-health-2671156915.html
about 1 year ago
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Jon Levy
about 1 year ago
Not sure where to find datasets that were previously hosted on government websites? The
@busph.bsky.social
Center for Health Data Science has developed a streamlined interface to let you search for essential public data:
www.FindLostData.org
Please share!
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Find Lost Data
https://www.FindLostData.org
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Moms Clean Air Force
about 1 year ago
Via @sciencemagazine For
#WomenInScienceDay
: When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018. In the 1960s and 1970s, less than 1% of students depicted scientists as female...
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TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
#r/50501
#Boston
about 1 year ago
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This is actually a great time for my daughter to get lice. Finally, a project I can control. 4.5/5 stars
about 1 year ago
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Saul Tannenbaum
about 1 year ago
Not quite the same, but
@justsecurity.org
has a litigation tracker for all the lawsuits filed against the apparently illegal actions of the Trump administration.
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-legal-challenges-trump-administration-actions/
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Adam Bonica
about 1 year ago
New 2024 data: Over 50% of GOP fundraising now comes from just 100 mega-donors. Trump’s embrace of the billionaire class—and their embrace of him—will only supercharge this trend.
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Money in politics is bad for public health. From 2021
www.ehn.org/campaign-fin...
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Op-ed: Want to keep toxic chemicals out of the environment? Start with campaign finance reform.
Limits on money in politics would clear a path for science to inform public health decision-making.
https://www.ehn.org/campaign-finance-reform-2653528608.html
about 1 year ago
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I'm going to take forgetting my computer charger today as a sign ... to walk to the yarn store
about 1 year ago
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Friday is my most productive workday by far. I look at my to-do list and shiiiiiiii got to get to work.
over 2 years ago
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