Let’s have this kind of innovation replace all uses of toxic, long-lived PFAS: “The new firefighting foam Butler discovered.. is called Soy Foam. The plant-based foam is a win for first responders, the environment and farmers, (Patrick Butler) said.” www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...

The gap in knowledge we need grows ever wider, thanks to this administration. Science not silence.

✴️ TOMORROW IS SUN DAY! If you want lower energy bills, cleaner air, safer, cleaner jobs and a future free of fossil fuels - sign up for an event near you TOMORROW, September 21: www.sunday.earth/events See you on Sun Day! Let’s make it HUGE 🙌

“Trump’s blitzkrieg has hit almost every major policy to shield Americans from toxic pollution, curb the worsening impacts of the climate crisis and protect landscapes, oceans, forests and imperiled wildlife.” Keep fighting back: this Sunday is www.sunday.earth www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Happy Pythagorean Theorem Day! Also, happening in a perfect square year (45x45=2025). www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...

Public pressure & organizations fighting back works. Keep up the pressure and support organizations doing the hard work. There’s a firehose of anti-environmental actions from this administration but we can make weakening protections difficult for them. www.npr.org/2025/09/13/n...

Devastating news. “Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Make America Healthy Again but not if the chemical industry will lose profits.

The m.o. for too many in the chemical industry: “It was back in 1958 that a chemical company first discovered that its new weed killer appeared toxic to humans, ‘mainly by affecting the central nervous system,..’ The company kept its concerns to itself..” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...

Our recent report, Decades of Deceit, comprehensively documents how major fossil fuel companies have misled the public and prevented climate action. We created a timeline that shows a small selection of their actions. Explore it here:

Important advice for residents of the Chicago area. Get your water tested.

We are not separate from the natural world. Nature heals.

When you think you’re doing all the right things. . . 🤨 A chronicle of my own detox journey. laureljstandley.com/2025/08/28/g...

How anyone thought spreading “..a mix of human and industrial waste.. to be used as fertilizer..” on crops is beyond me. I hope they succeed in stopping this practice. Ultimately, it’s time to end production of these toxic chemicals for all but essential uses. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Uncertainty is not ignorance.” Kate Marvel in Human Nature, a wonderful book that might help non-scientists understand climate change.

For too long, we’ve depended on entities with a vested interest in profiting from chemicals to ensure their safety. A new approach to the EPA must include independent testing. #PFAS www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

For too long, we’ve depended on entities with a vested interest in profiting from chemicals to ensure their safety. A new approach to the EPA must include independent testing. #PFAS www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

When I hear people say humans are the smartest species on the planet, I struggle with agreeing considering the self harm we’re doing with climate change and contaminating our world with toxic chemicals. Perhaps we are smart, but collectively we are not wise.

A win-win solution, sheep produce better wool when raised among solar panels. (via Katherine Hayhoe’s newsletter) m.youtube.com/watch?v=ygUD...

During a conversation this morning with Duncan Sills, it occurred to me that the rollout of AI is parallel to that of the synthetic chemical industry. While small portions could be beneficial, both industries ignore toxic downsides and flood society at harmful levels in the name of profit.

This is an all hands on deck moment to avoid as much future damage as possible. That means sidelining fossil fuel and other polluting industries as well as complicit politicians.

We outnumber them. We will not let them militarize our democracy.

Excellent advice for maintaining scientific integrity and influence during autocratic regimes.

Just found this in my files: “Symbiocene: a period of human reintegration with the rest of nature.” Coined by Glenn Albrecht, posted by @queerbrownvegan on Threads. #ClimateChange

Much needed Rx: forested healing centers for all. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...

Picked a couple of yogurt containers worth of blackberries this morning. I love the abundance wild vines, as well as how much more flavorful these berries are than store bought. If you’d like suggestions for safe foraging, check out this post: laureljstandley.com/2024/08/15/s...

Go Ford! This administration will be gone someday and we can get back to solving the climate crisis.

Taking a break tomorrow in support of the national strike.

Attention Climate Solutions Scholars! @uvic.ca seeks its next Canada Excellence Research Chair 🇨🇦: www.uvic.ca/research-inn... You: world class scholar, looking to make a move Us: #5 in world for climate action, collegial, stunning location (B.C.) w award-winning climate policy Pls share widely!

Glass bottle caps as a major source of #microplastics: “Caps were suspected to be the main source of contamination, as the majority of particles isolated in beverages were identical to the color of caps and shared the composition of the outer paint.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A complete industrial hijacking of our regulatory system. What could possibly go wrong?

This is a hopeful discovery for reducing levels of #PFAS in our bodies. Still, the solution to widespread contamination by these extremely long-lived, toxic chemicals is to stop mass producing them. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our regulatory system has serious gaps in protecting us from harm. “But the new piece of data suggests diquat is more toxic than glyphosate, and the substance is banned over its risks in the UK, EU, China and many other countries.” #ToxicChemicals www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My response to those who say it’s “too late” to address climate change and global environmental damage. It is NOT too late. As long as one tree is still standing, one whale is still swimming, and one child is still breathing it is not too late to protect something precious.

Heartbreaking “.. people from Doge.. are scrutinizing applications with absolutely devastating consequences. The move amounts to the US willingly conceding global supremacy to competitors like China in biological, social and physical sciences.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Time for summertime barbecuing. Here are tips for safer grilling. laurelstandley.substack.com/p/ah-summer-...

I’d love to see this project conducted nationwide. Note - if you’re going to grow food in your home garden, it’s wise to check for contamination to make sure it’s safe. Check this post for more details: laureljstandley.com/2025/04/30/g...

Encouraging news on the PFAS contamination front, though the true solution is ending nonessential uses of these toxic, long-lasting chemicals. #PFASBan go.grist.org/webmail/3995...

This administration’s attacks on clean energy and transportation will have deadly effects on Americans. “..the higher the levels of air pollution in a region, the more cancer-driving and cancer-promoting mutations were present in residents’ tumours.” www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Contacted!

I’m reading Mariah Blake’s “They Poisoned the World” and learned DuPont knew about the dangers of PFAS eighty years ago. So many people and creatures made ill for what purpose beyond profit? #ForeverChemicals

Good idea. And wish, for the sake of #EnvironmentalJustice, no one had to live near sources of toxic chemicals.

How does this not surprise me? 😂 But what about bug protein in pet food? My cat already eats household spiders. #ClimateSolutions www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today is #ShowYourStripes day! Thanks ed_hawkins for creating this to communicate the impact of climate change in your area. See yours at ShowYourStripes.info

Great nontoxic way to control pests in my lettuce patch? A shallow pan of cheep beer. #Garden