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Dede Montgomery

@d2montgomery.bsky.social

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6th Generation Oregon author and blogger - nature, workers, industrial hygiene, well-being: bring it on. More at https://dedemontgomery.com

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Nov 23

Someone said to me this week - I didn’t know you wrote books. Well then yep. Thanks @bedazzledink.bsky.social #writingcommunity #2024books

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · 4d

Coming soon! #booksky #writingcommunity #fiction #2025books

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · 8d

You might like this! Info at dedemontgomery.com/a-map-of-her... #2025books #dualtimelinefiction #womenandwork #writingcommunity #bookcommunity

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · 21d

Did you see this one? Coming soon! #2025books ##WritingCommunity #BookLover

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · 21d

Congrats @naomiroserand.bsky.social! It’s on my “to read” list!

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Sep 9

A couple of blurbs for A MAP OF HER OWN releasing October 14 by @bedazzledink.bsky.social. More at dedemontgomery.com #2025books #PNW #litfiction

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Aug 27

Do check out my new blog dedemontgomery.com/2025/08/27/t... #niosh #workers #safety #books

The Fight for Workers’ Rights: A Labor Day Reflection meets “A Map of Her Own”

Hawaiian women pack pineapple into cans, November 20, 1928. View in National Archives Catalog When I began graduate school in 1984 at the University of Washington School of Public Health, I thought…

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Aug 26

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Aug 12

Check out Today’s blog at the top of DedeMontgomery dot com
“Sometimes I start a blog and think it’s going to be one thing; yet my brain spins it in another direction. Or I morph several things into my original idea. Yes, this is one of those..”#USEPA #alaska #kenai #writingcommunity #writingsky

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Aug 8

Now in audiobook narrated by…me! #mymusicman @d2montgomery youtube.com/watch?v=oW8U...

My Music Man: a memoir

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Aug 8

Have you read HUMANITY’S GRACE? #writingcommunity #booksky #PacificNorthwest

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Aug 3

Do you recognize the Places in my books? #writer #placebasedwriting #oregonhistory #books #oregon

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Aug 1

Last 10 of more than 300 blogs. Check them out and my books at dedemontgomery.com #writingcommunity #workersafety #bookbub #oregonauthor

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Jul 20

Check out this week's blog at the top of Dede Montgomery dot com. Shout out to our favorite independent bookstores! dedemontgomery.com/2025/07/19/s... #supportlocalbiz #safework #books

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Jul 2

It’s here and narrated by ME! Check out the Audible Supplement and book page at dedemontgomery.com #writingcommunity #booksky #newreleases #audiobook

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · May 27

Today’s blog
“…Let’s look at the truth of the situation. What is actually happening “out there” in the world of science as we read our news about the cuts, or in some cases, decimation of federally funded programs….…” dedemontgomery.com/2025/05/26/m... #sciencematters #braindrain

Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow up to be Scientists…

I’m not sure what had me singing the song, first written by Ed Bruce and popularized by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings the other day. It only took a minute, though, before my brain substit…

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · May 9

I was grateful to hear Dr Murthy at a conference at NIH. Important words.

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · May 6

Nearly 40 years ago one of my first and favorite jobs was ensuring Region 10 EPA employees were safe on the job, while they protected environmental and public health. Today I cry for so much lost.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · May 6

Federal officials consult this data when deciding whether to grant permits to nearby industrial facilities, such as power plants or oil refineries.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · May 5

Our hearts go out to the incredible folks at NIOSH. On Friday night, most remaining staff were laid off—gutting programs that protect workers, like PPE approvals and firefighter health research.

RFKJ’s HHS tried to downplay it on X, brushing it off as just a “required notice.”

Total BS.

Worker safety agency NIOSH lays off most remaining staff

Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · May 6

Beyond belief.

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · May 6

Yep @altcdc.altgov.info

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · May 5

Trump’s new budget proposal would slash funding for national parks, monuments, historic sites, seashores, and trails by nearly 25%, cutting more than $1.2 billion from the $4.8 billion Park Service budget.

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · May 5

dedemontgomery.com/2025/05/04/b... #truth #sciencematters

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Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks for sharing Bob. It is all so beyond belief.

Dede Montgomery @d2montgomery.bsky.social · Apr 30

Today's unscheduled blog. And to my dear friends and colleagues at NIOSH or previously funded by NIOSH: thank you for your dedication, intelligence, perseverence. My heart is with all of you. dedemontgomery.com/2025/04/29/w... #saveniosh #safetymatters

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