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...

Had a great conversation about forever chemicals with the Breaking Down Collapse Pod open.spotify.com/episode/4vNn...

85 climate scientists refute Trump administration report downplaying climate change thehill.com/policy/energ...

Will the cost of #PFAS cleanup stay with the polluters? Or will the EPA shift the burden back to the public? Big questions raised in this NYT story. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/c...

DOJ investigates California EPA’s hiring over racial equity thehill.com/policy/energ...

The Trump administration is planning to cancel the approval of yet another offshore wind farm -- this time off the coast of Maryland thehill.com/policy/energ...

FEMA staffers warn that Trump policies are weakening disaster response thehill.com/policy/energ...

MAHA and MAGA could be on a collision course over pesticides and toxic chemicals. thehill.com/policy/energ...

Thanks to the Alabama Writers' Forum for their great review of our book! "Udasin and Frazin expose a link between corporate river pollution and the downstream medical effects. The result is a tragedy of epic proportions" #GreenSky #BookSky writersforum.org/poisoning-th...

Thank you to Dr. Stephen Russell, the Alabama Writers Forum and the Alabama State Council on the Arts for the wonderful review of Poisoning the Well! writersforum.org/poisoning-th...

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Chemours "has a history of violating its permit, knows it is violating its permit, and intends to continue violating its permit," a federal judge wrote. "This is unacceptable under the Clean Water Act." A big court order on Ohio River PFAS pollution: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

Read more about the EPA’s move to ax the union contract thehill.com/policy/energ...

EPA union says agency dissolved their contract

The Trump admin in recent weeks has put up a bunch of new hurdles for renewable energy thehill.com/policy/energ...

EPA's Zeldin confirms plans to claw back $7B in solar energy funds #GreenSky #EnergySky thehill.com/policy/energ...

oh hey maxwell said trump didn’t AIR QUALITY IS WORSENING ACROSS THE US DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE AND FIRES RAGING ACROSS NORTH AMERICA PLEASE CHECK YOUR AQI AND PROTECT YOURSELF IF YOURE AT RISK

A federal court on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from reallocating funds used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help communities prevent future storm damage… #YourMoney

Court temporarily blocks Trump from reallocating FEMA disaster preparedness funds thehill.com/policy/energ...

Republicans Grassley and Curtis are placing holds on Trump Treasury nominees over a forthcoming rule on wind and solar credits. thehill.com/policy/energ...

Meanwhile on X, Energy Sec. Chris Wright is claiming that climate change doesn't cause severe weather, despite the scientific consensus science.nasa.gov/climate-chan...

Had a great chat with @dominicboyer.bsky.social about forever chemicals for the Cultures of Energy podcast. Take a listen! #GreenSky #EnergySky open.spotify.com/episode/6rIH...

New episode of the Cultures of Energy pod focused on forever chemicals. Not the cheeriest topic but a really important one in terms of thinking about chemical burdens, environmental racism, justice and much more. Plus you're going to want to change your dental floss. Listen on! tinyurl.com/3uedhb3v

“If we're not going to see this kind of funding from the EPA, where is it going to show up?” Preisendanz said. “PFAS research is so expensive. You can fund the student, but if that student doesn't have money for sample analysis or sample collection, it's not very helpful."

Trump proposes to repeal landmark finding that greenhouse gases harm the public thehill.com/policy/energ...

Zeldin made huge news yesterday! How are more people not talking about this???

So yesterday the EPA administrator basically said the agency doesn't think climate change is a threat or worth regulating thehill.com/policy/energ...

Read more about the EPA's imminent proposal to repeal the endangerment finding thehill.com/policy/energ...

🚨 Zeldin confirms plan to repeal EPA finding that GHG harms the public 🚨

Wrap-up of today's hearing: FEMA leader defends agency response to Texas floods thehill.com/policy/energ...

Top climate books of 2025 so far 'Poisoning The Well- How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America' by @sharonudasin.bsky.social and @rachelfrazin.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2025/04/06/r...

I’m at the House FEMA hearing today feat. Acting head David Richardson. Follow along here

National Science Foundation staffers express concerns about ‘politically motivated and legally questionable’ Trump actions thehill.com/policy/energ...

Since we wrote our book on #PFAS, I’ve been getting a lot of questions on how to avoid them, so I want to re-up this guide @sharonudasin.bsky.social and I wrote a few years ago #greensky thehill.com/policy/energ...