My bestie’s paper is published! She analyzed every country’s disease outbreak policies!! Check it out!!

“We’re grabbing any cash that was laying in any drawer to try to pay those essential people, including the people that can do the permitting, so that we can keep going,” Sec. Burgum said at a recent event thehill.com/policy/energ...

While the government is shut down, fossil fuel approvals keep coming Over the last month, Interior has approved nearly 500 drilling permits #energysky #greensky thehill.com/policy/energ...

We got to hear directly from @rachelfrazin.bsky.social and @sharonudasin.bsky.social, authors of “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America”. Now, you can watch a recording of our discussion with them right here. ⬇️

I'm back from a couple days off. Now would be a good time to re-up anything you've sent me this week.

So nice to be back in Wilmington! Think I got a pic of the Cape Fear from the plane!

If you haven't read our #PFAS book, Poisoning the Well, Amazon inexplicably dropped the price to $9.29 (it's $30 everywhere else; not sure how long this will last!). Please consider getting a copy! Link in thread. #booksky

You may have read about Kipnuk, an Alaska village devastated by a typhoon months after EPA nixed $$ for climate resilience projects. Huslia, in interior Alaska, similarly lost a $20 million EPA grant to help protect itself. "We don’t want the history of our village to keep getting flushed away."

The Trump admin is opening up more drilling in the contentious Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska thehill.com/policy/energ...

Next week I'm headed to NC to talk about forever chemicals at UNC-Wilmington Here's the link to tune in virtually: uncw.augusoft.net/index.cfm?me... And here's the in-person sign up: uncw.augusoft.net/index.cfm?me... #PFAS #GenX #GreenSky #BookSky

Cuts to the federal agencies that manage national parks, science and public lands are expected to result in firings across the West, Southeast and Great Lakes, among other places, Trump administration plans reveal. thehill.com/policy/energ...

Happy birthday to my dear friend @rachelfrazin.bsky.social , one of the best environmental reporters I know who’s doing God’s work in a critical moment for that beat, but also someone who makes me feel safe nerding out about musicals

Interior says some layoffs ‘might’ happen during shutdown thehill.com/policy/energ...

Looks like Interior had been planning to lay off staffers "imminently" but it's plans were at least partially thwarted by court proceedings earlier this week It says some layoffs "might" still happen during the shutdown #GreenSky #EnergySky

PFAS pollution is a public health crisis. Join us TODAY at 7PM ET to talk with Rachel Frazin and Sharon Udasin about their book – “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America” – and hear stories from communities that are fighting back: https://fwwat.ch/3Vij0fi

Newsom vetoes bill banning forever chemicals in cookware thehill.com/policy/energ...

Had the pleasure of talking about Silent Spring, environmental writing and forever chemicals with the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social podcast! And learned a lot about the book and more from listening to the other folks they interviewed www.bklynlibrary.org/podcasts/we-...

Today marks six months since my book, Poisoning the Well, was published. ICYMI: @sharonudasin.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into a family of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ that have become a pervasive environmental crisis #PFAS #GreenSky #BookSky

We’re looking forward to hearing from @rachelfrazin.bsky.social and @sharonudasin.bsky.social – who literally wrote the book on PFAS contamination – at this month’s Livable Future Live. RSVP now for a book chat and Q&A on Wednesday at 7PM ET: https://fwwat.ch/3Vij0fi

The EPA wil see layoffs amid the shutdown fight thehill.com/policy/energ...

Buy Rachel’s book!!

We hope you'll join us to learn from @rachelfrazin.bsky.social and @sharonudasin.bsky.social at next week's Livable Future Live! See you Wednesday evening at 7PM ET: fwwat.ch/3Vij0fi

How wonderful to celebrate the journey of a book! I find that stories like these, shedding light on important issues, can be both enlightening and empowering. Congrats on your achievement! 🌱📚 #BookSky #Books

Today marks six months since my book, Poisoning the Well, was published. ICYMI: @sharonudasin.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into a family of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ that have become a pervasive environmental crisis #PFAS #GreenSky #BookSky

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Have you signed up for our live chat with @rachelfrazin.bsky.social and @sharonudasin.bsky.social – authors of “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America” – yet? RSVP to join us next Wednesday: fwwat.ch/3Vij0fi

We're excited for this talk, and we hope to see you there! fwwat.ch/3Vij0fi

Next week, @sharonudasin.bsky.social and I will chat with @foodandwater.bsky.social about our book and the "forever chemical" crisis we chronicle. Sign up here to join the conversation: www.mobilize.us/fww/event/81...

PFAS pollution can feel overwhelming, but everyday people are fighting back. Join @rachelfrazin.bsky.social and @sharonudasin.bsky.social, authors of “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America”, at this month’s Livable Future Live on October 15 to learn more: fwwat.ch/3Vij0fi

National Parks to largely remain open during government shutdown “Park roads, lookouts, trails, and open-air memorials will generally remain accessible to visitors,” says a contingency plan. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Federal employees told Democrats to blame for shutdown in ‘highly inappropriate’ email

Trump administration eyes looser restrictions to boost coal thehill.com/policy/energ...

Big news last night: the Trump EPA will DEFEND a Biden rule that holds polluters accountable for 'forever chemical' cleanup #PFAS #GreenSky thehill.com/policy/energ...

Trump EPA will defend Biden rule forcing polluters to pay for ‘forever chemical’ cleanup thehill.com/policy/energ...

Read more about the EPA's decision to UPHOLD the rules forcing polluters to pay to clean up PFAS here thehill.com/policy/energ...

BREAKING: Trump administration says it will DEFEND Biden-era rules designating two 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances This means it will still have the power to compel polluters to pay for cleanup.

Regulating forever chemicals is difficult, explains @rachelfrazin.bsky.social, because it's not just one chemical, but a family of over 14,000. And because they are long-lasting, the pollution that goes unchecked today may impact humans for thousands of years. bigpicturescience.org/episodes/som...

In the late 90s, the company 3M made a disturbing discovery, explains @rachelfrazin.bsky.social. They could not find a single person whose blood was free from forever chemicals. She joins us this week to discuss her latest book, "Poisoning the Well" bigpicturescience.org/episodes/som...

US And UK Expected To Sign Nuclear #Energy Deal During Trump Visit @rachelfrazin.bsky.social reports for @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/energ...

"Forever chemicals" last for hundreds - even thousands - of years. They've been found all over the world, including in the bloodstream of nearly every living being. But how did our world become so contaminated with these synthetic compounds? bigpicturescience.org/episodes/som...

Hey all, I'll be in NYC during the back half of Climate Week next week. Let me know who I should talk to or what I should see/do while I'm there #ClimateWeek #ClimateWeekNYC

Thanks to @bipisci.bsky.social for chatting with me about the ubiquity of "forever chemicals" in our drinking water and everyday products bigpicturescience.org/episodes/som...

Scientists have found forever chemicals everywhere on the planet, including in the blood of nearly every living being. This week, what happens when the federal agency tasked with regulating the chemicals loses its authority and muscle to do so. bigpicturescience.org/episodes/som...

I get to hang with the coolest people! @jael.bsky.social @gonebabygone.bsky.social

EPA proposes to ax requirement for companies to report their planet-warming emissions thehill.com/policy/energ...

Defense Bill Would Loosen Restrictions On Pentagon’s Use Of Toxic #PFAS @rachelfrazin.bsky.social reports for @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/energ...

Defense bill could loosen restrictions on Pentagon’s use of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ thehill.com/policy/energ...

The Trump admin has released its MAHA strategy -includes plans for a "vaccine framework" - describes existing pesticide review as "robust" From me and @josefchoi.bsky.social thehill.com/policy/healt...

Rising power prices are becoming a political liability for Republicans as electricity costs outpace inflation. #EnergySky thehill.com/policy/energ...