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Schrier says RFK Jr. should be held responsible for 'every death from a vaccine-preventable illness'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
From a hearing in June. Dr Schrier, from WA and AAP member, asks Kennedy how many kids with measles or meningitis or pertussis he has treated. It’s epic. #pedsky
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
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Nothing says “restoring trust in public health” like RFK Jr. funding a modern-day Tuskegee-Nazi mashup study that puts the lives of Black children in a vulnerable country at risk.
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nothing says “restoring trust in public health” like RFK Jr. funding a modern-day Tuskegee-Nazi mashup study that puts the lives of Black children in a vulnerable country at risk.
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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Glaciers set to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years
- #climatecrisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage
Research by @landervt.bsky.social et el
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- #climatecrisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage
Research by @landervt.bsky.social et el
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Glaciers to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years
Climate crisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Glaciers set to reach peak rate of extinction in the Alps in eight years
- #climatecrisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage
Research by @landervt.bsky.social et el
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- #climatecrisis forecast to wipe out thousands of glaciers a year globally, threatening water supplies and cultural heritage
Research by @landervt.bsky.social et el
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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13 years since that unspeakable day in Sandy Hook. 13 years of growing a movement to make sure kids feel safe everywhere. 13 years of heroes living with pain and grief yet still speaking truth to power.
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
13 years since that unspeakable day in Sandy Hook. 13 years of growing a movement to make sure kids feel safe everywhere. 13 years of heroes living with pain and grief yet still speaking truth to power.
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A really good analysis of why the vaccine injury compensation program is important to public health and how RFK Jr. and his minions are trying to undermine it (with some explicit Kennedy family drama thrown in). www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
The Law That Saved America’s Vaccines—And That Secretary Kennedy Is Trying To Destroy | Health Affairs Forefront
The American system for developing, delivering, and ensuring the safety of vaccines is a landmark public health achievement. Reforms should strengthen this achievement—faster adjudication, clearer sci...
www.healthaffairs.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A really good analysis of why the vaccine injury compensation program is important to public health and how RFK Jr. and his minions are trying to undermine it (with some explicit Kennedy family drama thrown in). www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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Earlier this year, plans to mine near the #Okefenokee swamp were halted by a #land deal led by advocates and #conservationists. Learn what's next in the ongoing efforts to protect the potential UNESCO World Heritage Site from future threats.
The Okefenokee Swamp is safe for now, but talk of mining near it hasn’t stopped
The end of the Twin Pines Minerals project hasn’t silenced talk of mining on the Okefenokee Swamp’s doorstep.
buff.ly
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Earlier this year, plans to mine near the #Okefenokee swamp were halted by a #land deal led by advocates and #conservationists. Learn what's next in the ongoing efforts to protect the potential UNESCO World Heritage Site from future threats.
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We are all familiar with the smell of burnt kerosene around airports but there is little data on passenger #airpollution exposure.
Some French scientists set out to investigate.
For the Guardian, my latest piece looks at UFP exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Some French scientists set out to investigate.
For the Guardian, my latest piece looks at UFP exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Air passengers exposed to extremely high levels of ultrafine particle pollution, study finds
Levels during boarding and taxiing were far above those defined as high by the World Health Organization
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We are all familiar with the smell of burnt kerosene around airports but there is little data on passenger #airpollution exposure.
Some French scientists set out to investigate.
For the Guardian, my latest piece looks at UFP exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Some French scientists set out to investigate.
For the Guardian, my latest piece looks at UFP exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nice work by the authors of this MMWR with some good vaccine news!
The report found that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines provided significant protection against COVID-19 related emergency department and urgent care visits among U.S. children aged 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
The report found that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines provided significant protection against COVID-19 related emergency department and urgent care visits among U.S. children aged 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Nice work by the authors of this MMWR with some good vaccine news!
The report found that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines provided significant protection against COVID-19 related emergency department and urgent care visits among U.S. children aged 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
The report found that the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines provided significant protection against COVID-19 related emergency department and urgent care visits among U.S. children aged 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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Communities along Cancer Alley live in the shadow of an ever-growing industry presence. But they're not backing down.
On a new #HealthyClimateAmerica episode, Sharon Lavigne of @risestjames.bsky.social shares the story of her hometown and its fight for justice.
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
On a new #HealthyClimateAmerica episode, Sharon Lavigne of @risestjames.bsky.social shares the story of her hometown and its fight for justice.
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Communities along Cancer Alley live in the shadow of an ever-growing industry presence. But they're not backing down.
On a new #HealthyClimateAmerica episode, Sharon Lavigne of @risestjames.bsky.social shares the story of her hometown and its fight for justice.
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
On a new #HealthyClimateAmerica episode, Sharon Lavigne of @risestjames.bsky.social shares the story of her hometown and its fight for justice.
🎧 bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
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The Environmental Protection Agency has altered and removed information from its web site that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency has altered and removed information from its web site that connected climate change to the burning of fossil fuels.
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
https://cnn.it/3YofNw4
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Not an original thought but it really is something that the United States federal government can raid your home with helicopters, molest your children in the middle of the night, destroy your home and render you homeless…and YOU’RE on the hook thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Judge: residents must move out, ICE-raided South Shore building is uninhabitable • The TRiiBE
The tenants of the property at 7500 S. South Shore Drive are ordered to leave the property by Friday.
thetriibe.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Not an original thought but it really is something that the United States federal government can raid your home with helicopters, molest your children in the middle of the night, destroy your home and render you homeless…and YOU’RE on the hook thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
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Human activity is driving climate change; that’s a fact. But the EPA has quietly removed that information from a web page explaining climate change’s causes.
I spoke with @weatherwest.bsky.social about the change & why it's particularly concerning
www.fastcompany.com/91458319/epa...
I spoke with @weatherwest.bsky.social about the change & why it's particularly concerning
www.fastcompany.com/91458319/epa...
'A willingness to lie': Why the EPA's latest Trump-era change is especially concerning
The EPA's webpage explaining the causes of climate change has been modified to the point that it is now false, says climate scientist Daniel Swain.
www.fastcompany.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Human activity is driving climate change; that’s a fact. But the EPA has quietly removed that information from a web page explaining climate change’s causes.
I spoke with @weatherwest.bsky.social about the change & why it's particularly concerning
www.fastcompany.com/91458319/epa...
I spoke with @weatherwest.bsky.social about the change & why it's particularly concerning
www.fastcompany.com/91458319/epa...
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Is it:
- the sun? No, it's not getting brighter
- the orbit? No, it's not changing
- volcanoes? No, they have a temporary cooling effect
- natural variability? No, noise can't explain a century-long trend
- cosmic rays? Are you serious
- aliens? No
- us? Yes. Believe us, we checked.
- the sun? No, it's not getting brighter
- the orbit? No, it's not changing
- volcanoes? No, they have a temporary cooling effect
- natural variability? No, noise can't explain a century-long trend
- cosmic rays? Are you serious
- aliens? No
- us? Yes. Believe us, we checked.
December 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Is it:
- the sun? No, it's not getting brighter
- the orbit? No, it's not changing
- volcanoes? No, they have a temporary cooling effect
- natural variability? No, noise can't explain a century-long trend
- cosmic rays? Are you serious
- aliens? No
- us? Yes. Believe us, we checked.
- the sun? No, it's not getting brighter
- the orbit? No, it's not changing
- volcanoes? No, they have a temporary cooling effect
- natural variability? No, noise can't explain a century-long trend
- cosmic rays? Are you serious
- aliens? No
- us? Yes. Believe us, we checked.
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How much of the observed global warming was caused by humans? Science's best estimate: ALL OF IT
To be clear: the new, near-exclusive emphasis on natural causes of climate change on the U.S. EPA's website is now completely out of synch with all available evidence demonstrating overwhelming human influence on contemporary warming trends.
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
How much of the observed global warming was caused by humans? Science's best estimate: ALL OF IT
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up late writing about black lung again. it’s hard to believe I’ve been reporting on this epidemic for *four years* now and it’s still so hard to get people to care
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
up late writing about black lung again. it’s hard to believe I’ve been reporting on this epidemic for *four years* now and it’s still so hard to get people to care
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
I was looking up some articles and discovered EHPonline/Environmental Health Perspectives has vanished. All their old articles and commentary, everything. Links don't work, no search engine results. Did anyone archive things before it happened?
#environmentalhealth #publichealth
@hsph.harvard.edu
#environmentalhealth #publichealth
@hsph.harvard.edu
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I was looking up some articles and discovered EHPonline/Environmental Health Perspectives has vanished. All their old articles and commentary, everything. Links don't work, no search engine results. Did anyone archive things before it happened?
#environmentalhealth #publichealth
@hsph.harvard.edu
#environmentalhealth #publichealth
@hsph.harvard.edu
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In 2017, a lawsuit uncovered emails from Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used herbicide, Roundup, caused cancer.
Now, the paper has been retracted. https://scim.ag/4iG55KO
Now, the paper has been retracted. https://scim.ag/4iG55KO
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’
Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe
scim.ag
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In 2017, a lawsuit uncovered emails from Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used herbicide, Roundup, caused cancer.
Now, the paper has been retracted. https://scim.ag/4iG55KO
Now, the paper has been retracted. https://scim.ag/4iG55KO
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