Another one bites the dust! The petrochemical industry bet big on endless plastic demand—and is now paying the price for massive overcapacity. Let’s keep bending the curve down on plastic production and consumption—for people and the planet. insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

This powerful new data visualisation tool from @climatetrace.org makes it impossible to ignore the outsized role industry plays in fueling the #climate and health crises around the world.

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I'm speaking at NYU's 2nd Annual Symposium on Plastics & Health at the Center for Environmental Hazards during NYC #ClimateWeek. Join global experts and me as we discuss the effects of #microplastics on health and policy solutions. Register to attend in person or online:

⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️ STARTING TOMORROW. Nevada. Arizona. Colorado. You, me, and Bernie. Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙 See you there 💪🏽🌞

Fossil fools to meet up ... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"... air pollution regulations issued during the Biden administration would avoid over 100 million asthma attacks and save over 200,000 lives through 2050 while delivering over $250 billion in health and environmental benefits annually." www.thenewlede.org/2025/03/amer...

A message for swing voters ... paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-stages...

Keep it in the ground!

The war on science escalates! This time driven by the chemical industry's relentless pursuit of short-term profits at the expense of public health and environmental justice. Hold Congress accountable - only a 3-vote margin in the House or Senate decides our fate! www.propublica.org/article/legi...

This is your brain on plastic ...

MIT professor Desirée Plata designs novel materials to tackle challenging environmental problems and has cofounded two climate- and energy-related start-ups: Moxair and Nth Cycle. cen.acs.org/people/profi... #chemsky🧪 #scinews

Here comes Trumpflation! Inform the electorate - Trump's tariffs are a tax on the middle class and working families. Our costs are going up (to fuel tax breaks for billionaires)!

Can you say Trumpflation?

Ascension Parish, LA, already has six of the world's largest chemical plants & another dozen chemical manufacturers. Enough is enough says the beleaguered community! Next up - cancel the two giant ammonia plants that will threaten the safety of the Black communities of Modeste and Donaldsonville!

#RollingStone - A Change is Gonna Come The Number 1 Protest Song of All Time It is a beautiful, timeless, poetic, plaintive, and hopeful song. Sam Cooke wrote 'A Change is Gonna Come,' after he was denied lodging at a Louisiana hotel because he was Black. Enjoy #SamCooke #Protest #Segregation

Thanks to @michaelrbloomberg.bsky.social, @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social will again work to ensure the US meets its climate commitments despite federal inaction. Funding & reporting obligations to UN Climate Change will be covered! url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/1m1hCKrvYX...

What hazards are in your workplace? And how can you protect workers? This manual has you covered with the basics, with practical checklists and templates to help you conduct risk assessments: www.ccohs.ca/products/pub...

I loved and admired this woman. She was one I would follow into battle. A true fighter and ally in every way. God bless you Cecile Richards. Rest in Peace and Power. www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/u...

Explicit protections for environmental justice communities erased with the stroke of a pen. Simply looking to the market to solve our toxic chemical mess will only continue to leave the most exposed communities behind: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Early puberty is a risk factor, possibly triggered by stress, hormone-disrupting chemicals, obesity and excessive screen time ...

From coast to coast, states are stepping up to protect people and the environment from toxic chemicals, hold polluters accountable, and promote safer solutions. 🌎 🙌 Curious about policies in your state? Explore our bill tracker! bit.ly/3P2gnLX

PFAS sandwich anyone?... "An analysis of global health data published in the journal BMJ Oncology predicts a 30% jump in early onset cancers between 2019 and 2030." www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/ca...

SCOOP: Insiders at a RFK Jr.-led nonprofit questioned why & how he funneled $67 million to a small environmental group he & a hedge-fund billionaire helped set up in the Bahamas. One board member resigned over this, noting he couldn't get RFK to explain it. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

#climatecrisis blamed for about 25% of the fuel available for the LA fires, say scientists, making them bigger and more intense amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/...

The number of women who reported using cannabis while they were pregnant doubled between 2002 and 2017. Emerging research has found that children who have had prenatal exposure are more likely to struggle with mental health issues in adolescence.

FDA is a follower, not a leader, taking action only after Europe and California moved and decades after the science. Symptomatic of FDA's broken chemical safety system for food additives and food contact chemicals ...

"The most prolific corporate lobby on the PFAS restriction is the major producer Chemours (a spin-off business from DuPont ...) " ... "Other particularly active lobbyists include those from the battery; medical technology and pharmaceutical; semi-conductor and other manufacturing sectors."

Scientists on Friday confirmed that 2024 was the first to surpass a dangerous warming threshold of 1.5 Celsius that nations had pledged not to cross.

Toxic chemical impacts on children's health remain unchecked, leading scientists say: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Yes, but the incidence of childhood leukemia has INCREASED by nearly 35% since about 1975 according to federal cancer statistics. Let's focus more on prevention not just treatment. seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/ht...

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...

Major victory for environmental justice & plastic pollution prevention! The cumulative impacts are too high. Ascension Parish ranks #1 in toxic industrial air emissions in US, chemical accidents kill & injure workers and threaten schools & communities. No more! @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social

This is an oldie but gift link on why you if you're near fires right now you want to be inside with an air purifier and if you have to go outside wearing the tightest sealing N95/KN95/KF94 is a really good idea www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

We can protect children from toxic chemicals.

Toxic chemicals are harming children's health. We can fix our broken chemical safety system through state policy action and market leadership from consumer brands www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...

Huge Win: Mitsubishi wanted to build what would have been the world's largest petrochemical plant of it's kind in Geismar in the heart of Louisiana's Cancer Alley. The people said no. It "is a testament to the power of community advocacy and grassroots organizing,” @heathermcteertoney.bsky.social

Wildfire smoke contains hazardous pollutants that include toxic gases and particulate matter — solid particles and liquid droplets that are produced when these fires burn through trees, buildings and other materials. wapo.st/3C2qyg2

The Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay - with one of the greatest concentrations of petrochemical refining and production in the world - are among the high risk regions ...

The radical artist and activist Art Young's century-old Rorschach commentary on the human condition through silhouettes of trees at night

Will Stone at NPR took an in-depth look at what scientists are finding microplastics do to human bodies. www.npr.org/sections/sho... Scientists worry microplastics could potentially act "as long-term sources of plastic-related chemicals in your body," said one scientist.

I saw Peter, Paul & Mary on a reunion tour in Santa Cruz in the 1980's. His "Puff, the Magic Dragon" was still magically playful and their political anthems still inspiring. Last month, we saw Noel Paul Stookey guest with the Paul Winter Consort in Orono, Maine. Paul lives nearby and still has it!

"We estimate that the sources of drinking water for up to 23 million Americans could be contaminated above regulatory thresholds by wastewater-derived PFAS [forever chemicals] alone." @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

"A collective investment of around $133 billion is expected to create more than 109,000 American jobs, much of it at battery factories across the South and Midwest, according to data from the Center for Automotive Research."

"For example, one study found that those who reported eating diets rich in polyphenols had a 46% lower risk of developing heart disease than those who ate the least."

This article by Magnus Løvold provides an in-depth analysis of the fifth round of global plastics treaty negotiations: medium.com/points-of-or... The article highlights the emergence of a 'rule-making majority' of countries advocating for stronger measures against plastic pollution.

Did you know that 2/3 of all energy we use ends up as waste heat because of how inefficient our energy system is? Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs. Here’s the US as an example.

Keep it in the ground!

Disease is often socially determined - and thus preventable, good science says ...