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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 17h

Known for their scientific rigor, IRIS reports are used around the world to protect health.

But IRIS is also a target of industry. Project 2025 called for its elimination.

And this year, Republicans introduced a bill that would stop EPA from using IRIS reports

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Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections

Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 17h

The EPA won't say how it plans to assess toxic chemicals without it. They also won't confirm that it is going away.

The press office told me "it is inaccurate to say that IRIS no longer exists” but did not respond a to follow-up question about whether it’s accurate to say that IRIS does exist

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 17h

This story is about the report that hasn't been published - but it's also about IRIS, the part of EPA that wrote it and has been assessing the toxicity of chemicals for decades.

Of 55 scientists who worked on recent IRIS report, only 8 remain in their posts.

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Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 1d

If this doesn’t make you furious, you aren’t getting it..
Please share and don’t forget to let elected officials in the Republican Party know that this impacts us all. When it comes to PFAS we need bipartisan advocacy for what’s in everyone’s best interest.

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 2d

We have a government that is anti regulatory, anti science and is glad to protect PFAS manufacturers and users from liability . Unfortunately, there is way more than PFOA and PFOS in our water and no one should be drinking any of this chemical class. Engineering designs MUST address all!

EPA moves to roll back drinking water standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems.

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 3d

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How power is won and held, in New Hampshire and the nation • New Hampshire Bulletin

Several decades ago, Republican campaign consultant Lee Atwater described how, as The Nation put it, “Republicans can win the vote of racists without sounding racist themselves.” Atwater outlined the ...

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Climate One @climateone.org · 10d

Congrats to our past guests named to the Forbes Sustainability Leaders List, including @laureneallen.bsky.social, Rhett Butler @mongabay.com, & Wanjira Mathai @worldresources.bsky.social. We’re delighted to celebrate the talented people who have joined our show. 🎧 Laurene Allen’s episode here:

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Safer States @saferstates.bsky.social · 10d

Safer cookware is possible, in fact, it already exists! States are leading the way by removing toxic #PFAS chemicals from cookware to protect our health. Let’s keep the momentum going. 🍳
#StatesInTheLead

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 14d

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 14d

From my ♥️ to your ears

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Environmental Justice In NH: Advocating for Communities Left Behind — New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity

New Hampshire communities fight PFAS pollution and push for environmental justice laws to protect rural, low-income, and underserved residents statewide.

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 16d

🫱🏾‍🫲🏼Tackling #climatechange and chemical #pollution should go hand in hand.

Thankfully, innovative companies across Europe are already driving PFAS-free innovation in:
 
☀️ Solar cells
 🌬️ Wind turbines 
🚗 Electric vehicles 
⚡ Semi-conductors
🔥 Heat pumps

More in our blog: buff.ly/zIjPQu3

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 21d

Being named to this list is a stunning honor but please know I haven’t ever worked alone. Work like this takes an army and I am simply one. Congratulations to our National PFAS Coalition for this recognition of our work to create a just and sustainable path forward

Forbes Sustainability Leaders 2025: Sustainability Across Sectors

Forbes Sustainability Leaders List highlights global leaders combating the climate crisis across a range of sectors. See who made the list.

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 23d

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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 28d

If you don't know you're being poisoned, you won't get sick.

E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · 28d

Our citizen group has fought for federal water standards for all PFAS for years. We know our exposure data, now we need a stop to the harm for not just Merrimack, but all communities impacted by PFAS pollution . Today the EPA filed a motion to ask the courts to allow them to drop 4 PFAS from the law

EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections

The move continues to expose communities across the country to toxic forever chemicals in tap water

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Mass. lawmakers visit Maine to learn about how to stem forever chemical contamination • Maine Morning Star

A group of Massachusetts lawmakers, officials and advocates are visiting Maine on Tuesday to learn more about how to prevent further contamination from so-called forever chemicals. Maine is regarded ...

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Aug 12

The EPA recently announced a sweeping effort to eliminate the endangerment finding, a proposal that disregards science and carries huge consequences for tackling the climate crisis. UCS’s Rachel Cleetus and Carlos Martínez explain what it means and how scientists and supporters can speak up.

Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate Crisis

The administration's latest effort is a blatant attempt to evade the EPA's responsibility of regulating greenhouse gas emissions and pander to fossil fuel interests.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · Aug 7

Yes, we should do all we can to limit exposure to toxic chemicals, especially as cancer afflicts people at younger ages.

We recommend "They Poisoned the World" by @mariahblake.bsky.social to understand the forces that got us here & how people are fighting back.
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They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals

Book — Non-fiction. By Mariah Blake. 2025. 320 pages. An investigation of the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to hide the dangers of forever chemicals, told through the story of a small town...

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Aug 6

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PFAS exposed communities are not getting health guidance to heal our bodies

These common chemicals could be harming your liver

More than half of all Americans drink alcohol—with 17 percent binge drinking, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Jul 28

How is this going to help?!?!

Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Community Members Condemn EPA’s Lack of Drinking Water Protections

EPA announced plans to rollback PFAS drinking water protections, affecting communities across the country in states including, North Carolina, New York, and Maine

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Ordinary people, working together, can fight for what they know is wrong. Together we are stronger!

22 Minutes with Laurene Allen: How One Mom Sparked a Nationwide Movement Against PFAS

YouTube video by EARTHDAYORG

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Jul 23

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A doctor of Maine is the only physician to date I know of who is working to support PFAS exposed patients. We need this approach in our vastly impacted area and in every state .

Amid PFAS Fallout, a Maine Doctor Navigates Medical Risks With Her Patients - KFF Health News

A doctor doing environmental health research in rural Maine is working to establish the best practices to treat patients exposed to “forever chemicals,” potentially leading the way for practitioners a...

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Jul 20

We are in trouble

NPR @npr.org · Jul 20

The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.

Trump administration shuts down EPA's scientific research arm

The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.

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Laurene Allen @laureneallen.bsky.social · Jul 18

Common pollutant in drinking water linked to brain damage and cognitive impairment