According to Columbia by-laws, police are not supposed to be allowed on campus without the consent of the faculty. President Shafik does *not* have our approval for this raid; she has not even asked our approval. This promises to be a horrifying dereliction of faculty governance

The EPA says “forever chemicals,” which are harmful to human health, must be removed from U.S. drinking water. It's a moment public health advocates have long called for. William Brangham discussed the decision with Melanie Benesh.
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'I think what's really important is to think about the cost of not taking action...For decades the public has been bearing the cost of exposure to these chemicals' - EWG's Melanie Benesh on PBS NewsHour

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Melanie Benesh of EWG delivers THE breakdown of what the new U.S. EPA PFAS laws mean - 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

A must listen 🚨🚨🚨

Honored to be on PBS NewsHour last night to talk about #ForeverChemicals pbs.org/newshour/show/…

“While it’s long been known that poor housing conditions can worsen health outcomes, more recent data suggests providing supportive housing to chronically homeless people also reduces ER visits in ways that case management/other outpatient services doesn’t.”

New effort aims to help immigrant-owned beauty salons switch to nontoxic products sahanjournal.com/health/non-tox…

As Melanie Benesh aptly put it 'the FDA is only acting after people have already been harmed'.
Read more about the generally recognized as safe or GRAS program in our #brokenGRAS series at rb.gy/7bm5nb

For fun, I created a 2024 Stumpy calendar. 12 months of Stumpy!

See Stumpy in snow, at sunrise, with blossoms, in floodwater, with fireworks, storms, and fall foliage. And check out Christmas Stumpy for Dec.

Here's a link: dcstormchaser.com/calendars-2024

DC Environmental Justice Bill Targets Polluting Industries In Ivy City, Brentwood, And Elsewhere dcist.com/story/23/11/09…

A Toxic Legacy: What America Left Behind In Afghanistan undark.org/2023/09/25/afg… via Undark Magazine

This owl stole a kid’s stick-horse toy and has been riding it around town in true Halloween spirit

.@EWG petitioned the U.S. FDA in 2011 and again in 2021 to ban hair products with #formaldehyde .

“The F.D.A. has known for decades now that these products are dangerous. There is no reason for them not to have acted sooner.” - Melanie Benesh

#SkinDeep
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We petitioned the FDA in 2011 and again in 2021.
“The F.D.A. has known for decades now that these products are dangerous. There is no reason for them not to have acted sooner.” -
Melanie Benesh

Great article in The New York Times by Christina Jewett and Roni Rabin
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A Toxic Legacy: What America Left Behind In Afghanistan undark.org/2023/09/25/afg… via Undark Magazine

Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco wapo.st/3PJ9MH0

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Of all the various baby size metrics, Babylist's is definitely the most hilarious

In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives theguardian.com/environment/20…