Between the Waters
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We are a non-profit 501c3 organization educating and illuminating water issues between the Great Lakes, Ohio River, and beyond. #WaterIsLife
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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
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
‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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
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
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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
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
August 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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
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
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⚠️ 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
#KickPollutersOut #INC5-2
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August 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
⚠️ 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
#KickPollutersOut #INC5-2
👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L
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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
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
Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
Australian authorities say the Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral in four decades.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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
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
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Chemours must immediately stop unlawfully polluting Ohio River, federal judge orders mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/07/c... via @mtnstspotlight
Chemours to stop unlawfully releasing toxic chemicals into Ohio River at West Virginia plant
A judge ordered Chemours to stop polluting the Ohio River with cancer-linked chemicals from its West Virginia plant.
mountainstatespotlight.org
August 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Chemours must immediately stop unlawfully polluting Ohio River, federal judge orders mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/07/c... via @mtnstspotlight
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Trump requests 93% cut to Appalachian Regional Commission. Ohio would take a huge hit.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
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July 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump requests 93% cut to Appalachian Regional Commission. Ohio would take a huge hit.
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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
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
June 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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
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
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🫙 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
#Reuse #PlasticPollution #ZeroWaste #ReuseRevolution #BreakFreeFromPlastic
June 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🫙 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
#Reuse #PlasticPollution #ZeroWaste #ReuseRevolution #BreakFreeFromPlastic
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"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
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
June 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"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
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
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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
👉 Find out more noplasticfilter.org/no-butts-day/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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
👉 Find out more noplasticfilter.org/no-butts-day/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
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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...
Learn more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/06/23/w...
What is a ‘Sachet Economy' and Why Is It Problematic for Plastic Waste Reduction? | Break Free From Plastic
Across many low-income countries, single-use sachets have become a staple of everyday life. But what is a sachet, exactly?
www.breakfreefromplastic.org
June 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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...
Learn more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/06/23/w...
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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
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
June 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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
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.
Microplastics in Lake Erie rivals the worst parts of our oceans. 2024 concentrations are 21 times greater than 2014.
@devinnunnari.bsky.social at Burning River News: bit.ly/45NE97F
@healthylakes.org @toledoblade.bsky.social @govmikedewine.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social
@devinnunnari.bsky.social at Burning River News: bit.ly/45NE97F
@healthylakes.org @toledoblade.bsky.social @govmikedewine.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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.
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What?! Geez!
BREAKING: The new head of FEMA told staff he did not know that the United States had a hurricane season.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
What?! Geez!
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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
@kmkowalski.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social
Ohio landowners say fracking wastewater is leaking underground
Two big oil producers in Southeast Ohio say dozens of their wells have flooded with industrial waste from the fracking industry.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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
@kmkowalski.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @toledonews.bsky.social
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What if your most important experiences could live on after you die? Think about that.
a drop of water is falling into a circle of water
ALT: a drop of water is falling into a circle of water
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June 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
What if your most important experiences could live on after you die? Think about that.
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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
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
Columbus Audubon works to restore rare kettle swamp near Circleville
Columbus Audubon is removing invasive plants in Calamus Swamp thanks to a $175,000 grant from the Ohio EPA and the hard work of volunteers who remove plants by hand.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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
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
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Despite Trump-Musk Feud, CO2 Milestone Is the 'Important News of the Day' www.commondreams.org/news/carbon-...
Despite Trump-Musk Feud, CO2 Milestone Is the 'Important News of the Day' | Common Dreams
"We built our society and a civilization around yesterday's climate," one scientist said.
www.commondreams.org
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Flooding could end southern Appalachia’: the scientists on an urgent mission to save lives
Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
With FEMA being dismantled, where will help come from? #climatecrisis #flooding #Appalachia
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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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...
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...
The rise of end times fascism
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
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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...
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...
Dear Members of Congress: Oppose Dangerous Carbon Capture Subsidies
The carbon capture industry is a dangerous boondoggle and taxpayers are footing the bill. The federal 45Q tax credit for carbon capture is handing billions of dollars to this dangerous industry, while...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
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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
Read the paper: scientistswarningonfossilfuels.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
Read the paper: scientistswarningonfossilfuels.org