DuPont letter from 1974 admits recycling its plastic products was not possible. @desmog.com: bit.ly/45N97w0 We've been misled by chemical and oil and gas companies for 50 years. Verify, then trust. Regulation protects people and the planet. @amyactonoh.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social

This is so very sad on so many levels— politically, environmentally, ethically. Everyone wants to enjoy clean water and a pristine environment, even those who vote to cut agencies dedicated to protect them. @climate.noaa.gov @nationalparks.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social

⚠️ Fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have flooded #PlasticsTreaty talks at a record high. They're working with petrostates to distract, delay, and drag the treaty toward the lowest common denominator. #KickPollutersOut #INC5-2 👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L

Great Barrier Reef experiences largest coral bleaching event in 39 years. @latimes.com: bit.ly/4or6YNP Fossil fuel emissions heat the oceans. Yet Ohio fracks public lands for natural gas when solar is cheaper-- and reliable. @drpeggy70.bsky.social @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @noaa.gov

Chemours must immediately stop unlawfully polluting Ohio River, federal judge orders mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/07/c... via @mtnstspotlight

Geez, #PFAS #wetlands www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump requests 93% cut to Appalachian Regional Commission. Ohio would take a huge hit. Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com share.newsbreak.com/e299t8lw

We witnessed an inspiring step forward for the Global #PlasticsTreaty at #UNOC3 in Nice 🇫🇷 🪸 90+ countries, including the EU 🇪🇺, backed a high-ambition declaration to end plastic pollution. #INC5.2 is around the corner: let's keep ambition high! 💪 #BreakFreeFromPlastic

🫙 Reuse systems for glass bottles are a safe alternative to single-use plastic packaging, helping people avoid the toxic health impacts associated with plastics and its chemical additives. #Reuse #PlasticPollution #ZeroWaste #ReuseRevolution #BreakFreeFromPlastic

"Glass bottles more contaminated than plastic ones?!" You’ve probably seen the headlines, but let’s set the record straight. ☝️ 🖌️ The real source? Paint from plastic seals or metal caps. #Reuse #PlasticPollution #ZeroWaste #ReuseRevolution #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Cigarette filters are made of plastic and every second 100,000 pollute the planet. #NoPlasticFilter is calling for a BAN on plastic cigarette filters and need YOU to help put pressure on policymakers. 👉 Find out more noplasticfilter.org/no-butts-day/ #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Though often marketed as tools for economic inclusion, #sachets have entrenched a cycle of waste and inequality. The burden of their convenience falls heaviest on communities least equipped to handle the consequences. 🌍🚯 Learn more 👇 www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/06/23/w...

Plastic is everywhere! #Microplastics have been found in 🌬️air, 🍎food & even in 🫀organs & 🩸blood. The only way to reduce #microplastics are to cut plastic production. Watch & 🔁 to tell world leaders to deliver a strong #PlasticsTreaty in August! www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty

Hey radiation too. The fracking brine is radioactive and if any township put that brine down as a de-icer or dust suppressant, it went into our rivers and lakes.

This is atrocious: #fracking #radioactive #oilandgaswaste youtu.be/RUB-6xPX2ao?...

What?! Geez!

Migrating oil well waste brine threatens Ohio drinking water: @signalohio.bsky.social reports on lax Ohio DNR regulation & Sen. Brian Chavez conflict of interest on Ohio energy policy. bit.ly/4jCYCiH @kmkowalski.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social

What if your most important experiences could live on after you die? Think about that.

Columbus Audubon volunteers seek to save rare kettle swamp by weeding out invasive species. bit.ly/4kWLPZz Got an extra honeysuckle popper to help rid Ohio of oil and gas frackers ruining our state parks and public lands? @karenkasler.bsky.social @ohdems.bsky.social @audubon.org

Despite Trump-Musk Feud, CO2 Milestone Is the 'Important News of the Day' www.commondreams.org/news/carbon-...

With FEMA being dismantled, where will help come from? #climatecrisis #flooding #Appalachia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social. The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...

Scientists are warning: Fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry drive the climate crisis, harm public health, worsen environmental injustice, and accelerate wildlife extinction. Read the paper: scientistswarningonfossilfuels.org

This is insulting. Trump's BLM issued a rushed 5-day comment period on a 103-page environmental assessment for a massive and controversial lithium mine proposal in Southeastern Oregon. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Think of the health implications of allowing notouis industries to apply for exemptions on air pollutants. YOUR #health matters! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...

Eight protesters, including @fencelinewatch founder & director Yvette Arellano were arrested while peacefully protesting outside of #CERAWeek the largest global oil, gas, & petrochemical conference. #CERAWeek2025 Read more via @houstonchronicle vist.ly/3mxkazd

@whyy.org Without this project, “people will be on their own if there’s a fire or something there, to try to get information," said Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council organizer. whyy.org/articles/pen...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

Sad: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/03/07/e...

I am on a roll. 2nd blog. We need flexibility and peace to move forward in this environment. betweenthewaterscom.org/2025/03/02/f...

New blog for the new year. #health #mentalhealth #nurses #resistance thriveatlifeworkingsolutions.com/2025/02/23/w...

We can"t go back and put blinders on. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis is real. So is the lack of response to flooding in Kentucky. A #transactional president is horror.

DOGE Ransacks NOAA, Raising Fears About Privatization of Climate Data truthout.org/articles/dog...

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS A DEPARTMENT CREATED BY STATUTE; IT CANNOT BE ELIMINATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER! EXECUTIVE ORDERS CANNOT REPEAL STATUTES! JUST LIKE DEPARTMENTS CANNOT BE CREATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER! she shouts into the void

Trump and Musk’s Agenda Is a True Threat to Aviation Safety, Progressives Warn truthout.org/articles/tru...

Leonard Peltier to Be Freed After Half-Century in Prison: "A Day of Victory for Indigenous People"

Organizers Fight the Greenwashing of Plastic Pollution With Grassroots Power truthout.org/articles/org...

Interesting! I hope Wes can continue the process to help reduce #climatechangeimpact! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Geez, it is total greed. #Ohio deserves better. heated.world/p/reminder-t...

Do you believe in environmental justice? The flooding in Shiloh isn’t just about weather—it's about systemic racism. @SecretaryPete @PeteButtigieg we need action now. #JusticeForShiloh #EnvironmentalJustice

As a #nurse, I strongly urge banning #plastics. It is making us sick. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I want to say to my grandchildren that I did all I could to illuminate and educate on #climatechange and #water. apnews.com/article/clim...

As insurance refuses to insure houses, it makes #money funding #fossilfuels. #Climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We must act to prevent disasters like this and hold companies responsible when they happen. A new resolution introduced today would help achieve that: ips-dc.org/release-bhop...

Giving Tuesday Hey, if you donate during Giving Tuesday, I have a fund raiser going for Between the Waters, a non-profit organization. Our purpose is to illuminate and education on water. Please consider donating to us through PayPal.Me/betweenthewaters

Next installment of the A-Z Impacts of Plastics and Petrochemicals.

Gaetz sent over $10K in Venmo payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest abcnews.go.com/US/gaetz-10k...