The EPA reverses a #climatechange endangerment finding, which cripples the agency’s ability to regulate emissions. The decision bucks decades of scientific findings re: climate change. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...

Glad I filled the bird feeder before the storm. #blackbirder #birdwatching

NYU Tandon researchers develop a faster way to reconstruct microwave images, opening the door to portable tools for stroke diagnosis and breast cancer screening. #NYUTandonMade

Washington @ecology.wa.gov has banned bisphenols in thermal receipt paper – the receipts we're handed in stores. The state has been on top of efforts to limit toxic chemicals in food, consumer products, etc. Thx @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social for the tip. ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics...

Five years ago today. Getty Images.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children. The action follows a presidential memorandum ordering a review of the U.S. schedule. n.pr/4pq823V

Whether it’s reading, listening, or watching, enjoy some science fiction today. Happy Birthday, Isaac Asimov!

If you want to improve your health in 2026, experts say keep it simple.

Merry Christmas!

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Right in the middle of health exchange premiums going through the roof @anthembcbs.bsky.social Anthem Blue Cross/Shield has decided to drop patient coverage for 9,000 drs, hospitals @mountsinainyc.bsky.social leaving thousands of NYers vulnerable @newyorkcity.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social

EPA plans to approve the PFAS herbicide epyrifenacil. It creates the byproduct trifluoroacetic acid/TFA, one of the most persistent & widespread #PFAS chemicals in the environment. Comments on the plan to approve epyrifenacil are being accepted here until Dec. 3 www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-H...

Some very good news (but a few months old). A new drug offers "near-complete protection against an HIV infection." Just think about that. Anyone who remembers when AIDS was raging in the 80s and 90s will know what an enormous triumph this is. We can thank #science. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

FDA removes black box warning for hormone replacement therapies. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Photojournalism matters. Photo by Andrew Harnik, Getty

Last rays of Sunday. I love fall. #hudsonvalley #iloveny

Happy Caturday! #Hudsonvalley

Hey #Connecticut! Check out this new mapping tool to see your property’s climate risk. firststreet.org/connecticut-...

The grownups were out in full force at #NoKings Kingston, NY

No Kings rally in Kingston, NY #nokings

Firing measles experts in the midst of a measles outbreak seems highly logical and smart 🤦🏽‍♂️

Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” versatile molecular cages that can trap contaminants, store energy and possibly deliver drugs to specific areas of the body.

apnews.com/article/nobe... Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries.

You can't make this stuff up. A judge just struck down a NY ban preventing Holtec from dumping radioactive water from the Indian Point nuclear plant into the Hudson River, a source of drinking water for seven — count 'em, seven — #HudsonValley communities. www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis have won the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics for experiments that revealed quantum behavior in electrical circuits, showing that even systems made of billions of atoms can obey the strange laws of the quantum world: cen.acs.org/people/nobel... 🧪

What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research theconversation.com/what-parents...

EPA pursues new tactic to undo PFAS drinking-water limits. cen.acs.org/policy/chemi...

A calm stream on a Sunday. Sound on.

California is on the verge of banning toxic #ForeverChemicals known as #PFAS in products like cookware, cleaners more. These chemicals don't break down in the environment and they build up in our bodies. #SB682 is a crucial step toward safer homes. 🧵 www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Multiple health groups and medical associations called on U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to step down in a joint statement on Wednesday, saying he was disregarding decades of lifesaving science and reversing medical progress. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Now for a bit of good news. Washington State just banned dozens of carcinogenic formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics. Thanks to @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social for the heads up! ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...

The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses. As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Echinacea, commonly known as coneflower, from the garden. Echinacea purpurea has been used medicinally by Native Americans for hundreds of years in the treatment of respiratory infections, tooth pain, snakebites, etc.

📣🍄🦇🍄🦇🍄📣 I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher for my lab in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. We study biodiversity monitoring, ecology, conservation, and microbiology. Some of our work deals with bats, most with fungi! Email at danny dot haelewaters at gmail dot com if interested. #TeamLaboul #newPI

Fact check: mRNA vaccines for respiratory viruses are meant to prevent severe illness (bad Pneumonia). This means beefing up our immunity in the *lower* respiratory tract, eg the lungs. Kennedy talks about the *upper* respiratory tract and vaccine efficacy in nonsensical gibberish.

Tap water near 15 U.S. military bases is contaminated with toxic #PFAS, even though the #EPA officially says the exposure risk is “under control.” This isn’t a glitch. 🧵 www.ewg.org/news-insight... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Superfund #DOD #EPA #MilitaryBases

Un nuevo estudio ha detectado niveles elevados de colesterol y hypertension entre los residentes de Newburgh, NY. Los científicos creen que esto podría estar relacionado con la presencia de PFAS en el agua potable. Mi historia para Science Friday: www.sciencefriday.com/articles/qui...

Got flooding in a neighborhood in New York City? Suggest a location for flood monitoring by FloodNet #NYC www.floodnet.nyc @asrc-gc.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social @nyutandon.bsky.social

From Staten Island to São Paulo, flood-monitoring innovations from the Graduate Center are helping cities respond to climate change www.gc.cuny.edu/news/floodne... @asrc-gc.bsky.social @brooklyncollege.bsky.social

Behold, the humble day lily. Beautiful and fleeting.

Timeline cleanse. #blackbirder #jays

My latest story on PFAS in Newburgh. A new CDC-led study finds high cholesterol and hypertension (++ risks for heart disease) in residents exposed to PFAS-tainted water. The source? Stewart Air Base. A decade later, the military has yet to clean up the mess. www.sciencefriday.com/articles/pfa...

A sign today in Kingston, NY. #nokings #hudsonvalley

Less environmental oversight means more potential for water contamination.

Happy Caturday from the Hudson Valley! #caturday #hudsonvalley

The EPA just reversed a rule that limits #PFAS “forever chemicals” now rampant in our drinking water. It includes PFAS linked to cancer, etc.   “This is a betrayal of public health at the highest level,” EWG’s Ken Cook said. www.ewg.org/news-insight...

The National Park Service says: "Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading, and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health." In short, don't take kids swimming in Rock Creek.