Mariah Blake
@mariahblake.bsky.social
Journalist. Author, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals, out now. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198/they-poisoned-the-world-by-mariah-blake/
https://www.mariahblake.com
https://www.mariahblake.com
I'm speechless. They Poisoned the World is a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award! #PFAS
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January 29, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I'm speechless. They Poisoned the World is a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award! #PFAS
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Some news, as they say: The German edition of They Poisoned the World comes out on Feb. 25. You can preorder here: www.oekom.de/buch/die-ver...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Some news, as they say: The German edition of They Poisoned the World comes out on Feb. 25. You can preorder here: www.oekom.de/buch/die-ver...
#PFAS
#PFAS
If you haven't picked up your copy of They Poisoned the World, this is a great opportunity. TODAY ONLY, it's available for $2 wherever you buy ebooks. bookshop.org/p/books/they... #PFAS
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
If you haven't picked up your copy of They Poisoned the World, this is a great opportunity. TODAY ONLY, it's available for $2 wherever you buy ebooks. bookshop.org/p/books/they... #PFAS
WOAH! @sciam has named They Poisoned the World one of the four best books of 2025! I am so grateful and honored 🙏🙏 #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
WOAH! @sciam has named They Poisoned the World one of the four best books of 2025! I am so grateful and honored 🙏🙏 #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic
Talk about Orwellian. The Trump @EPA just put out a press release claiming #PFAS molecules that persist in environment for MILLIONS OF YEARS are not “forever chemicals.” They are, according to scientists!
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November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Talk about Orwellian. The Trump @EPA just put out a press release claiming #PFAS molecules that persist in environment for MILLIONS OF YEARS are not “forever chemicals.” They are, according to scientists!
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
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Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing
Mark my words: History will remember celebrity chefs like
Rachel Ray, who helped kill California's ban on #PFAS in cookware and consumer goods, in the same light as they remember the mercenary scientists who shilled for Big Tobacco. #FoveverChemicals #Plastic #DuPontKnew
Rachel Ray, who helped kill California's ban on #PFAS in cookware and consumer goods, in the same light as they remember the mercenary scientists who shilled for Big Tobacco. #FoveverChemicals #Plastic #DuPontKnew
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Mark my words: History will remember celebrity chefs like
Rachel Ray, who helped kill California's ban on #PFAS in cookware and consumer goods, in the same light as they remember the mercenary scientists who shilled for Big Tobacco. #FoveverChemicals #Plastic #DuPontKnew
Rachel Ray, who helped kill California's ban on #PFAS in cookware and consumer goods, in the same light as they remember the mercenary scientists who shilled for Big Tobacco. #FoveverChemicals #Plastic #DuPontKnew
BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom of California just vetoed a bill that would have banned #PFAS in cookware and other consumer products. Given California's market clout, this is massive blow to public health.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom of California just vetoed a bill that would have banned #PFAS in cookware and other consumer products. Given California's market clout, this is massive blow to public health.
This was really fun! Thanks to @cleanairmoms-ga.bsky.social for the fantastic questions. #PFAS #Climate #ForeverChemicals #Plastic
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October 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This was really fun! Thanks to @cleanairmoms-ga.bsky.social for the fantastic questions. #PFAS #Climate #ForeverChemicals #Plastic
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The U.S. government, which developed toxic forever chemicals and is one of the leading sources of #PFAS contamination worldwide, is delaying clean-up around its installations. This has serious implications for the health of military families and communities everywhere. @crownpublishing.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The U.S. government, which developed toxic forever chemicals and is one of the leading sources of #PFAS contamination worldwide, is delaying clean-up around its installations. This has serious implications for the health of military families and communities everywhere. @crownpublishing.bsky.social
I'm really looking forward to speaking alongside so many authors I admire at @texasbookfest. I hope to see some you there!
#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #NarrativeNonfiction
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#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #NarrativeNonfiction
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September 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'm really looking forward to speaking alongside so many authors I admire at @texasbookfest. I hope to see some you there!
#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #NarrativeNonfiction
texasbookfestival.org
#PFAS #ForeverChemicals #NarrativeNonfiction
texasbookfestival.org
A snippet from yesterday's conversation Your Call on @kalwradio.bsky.social. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic #ADHD @crownpublishing.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A snippet from yesterday's conversation Your Call on @kalwradio.bsky.social. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic #ADHD @crownpublishing.bsky.social
NEW: Republicans in Congress are pushing a "sweeping repeal" of hard-won measures to protect service members, veterans, and military communities from #PFAS contamination, which is rampant on U.S. military bases. #ForeverChemicals
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August 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW: Republicans in Congress are pushing a "sweeping repeal" of hard-won measures to protect service members, veterans, and military communities from #PFAS contamination, which is rampant on U.S. military bases. #ForeverChemicals
www.ewg.org/news-insight...
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Psyched to see THEY POISONED THE WORLD on @RalphNader's list of books to read this summer!
www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/14/s... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @crownpublishing.bsky.social @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social
www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/14/s... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @crownpublishing.bsky.social @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Psyched to see THEY POISONED THE WORLD on @RalphNader's list of books to read this summer!
www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/14/s... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @crownpublishing.bsky.social @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social
www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/14/s... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @crownpublishing.bsky.social @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social
I'm blown away by this review in The American Scholar. It likens THEY POISONED THE WORLD to Rachel Carson's SILENT SPRING, which ignited the modern environmental movement, and goes on to call my book a "masterly exposé" & "critical reading for us all."
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June 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm blown away by this review in The American Scholar. It likens THEY POISONED THE WORLD to Rachel Carson's SILENT SPRING, which ignited the modern environmental movement, and goes on to call my book a "masterly exposé" & "critical reading for us all."
#PFAS theamericanscholar.org/sticking-wit...
#PFAS theamericanscholar.org/sticking-wit...
My hometown showed up in a big way for my book event at Politics and Prose on Friday. What an incredible evening. I am humbled and grateful. #PFAS @crownpublishing.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My hometown showed up in a big way for my book event at Politics and Prose on Friday. What an incredible evening. I am humbled and grateful. #PFAS @crownpublishing.bsky.social
It was such an honor to discuss They Poisoned the World with legendary lawyer Robert Bilott in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Thank you, Rob, for your enthusiastic support and the fascinating conversation. I will never forget it. @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS
May 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It was such an honor to discuss They Poisoned the World with legendary lawyer Robert Bilott in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Thank you, Rob, for your enthusiastic support and the fascinating conversation. I will never forget it. @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS
I had an amazing conversation about my book with
@ayanaeliza.bsky.social, the influential environmentalist and best-selling author, for her podcast, What If We Get it Right? Below are a few clips and a link to the full episode. 1/
open.spotify.com/episode/1yoJ... @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS
@ayanaeliza.bsky.social, the influential environmentalist and best-selling author, for her podcast, What If We Get it Right? Below are a few clips and a link to the full episode. 1/
open.spotify.com/episode/1yoJ... @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS
May 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I had an amazing conversation about my book with
@ayanaeliza.bsky.social, the influential environmentalist and best-selling author, for her podcast, What If We Get it Right? Below are a few clips and a link to the full episode. 1/
open.spotify.com/episode/1yoJ... @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS
@ayanaeliza.bsky.social, the influential environmentalist and best-selling author, for her podcast, What If We Get it Right? Below are a few clips and a link to the full episode. 1/
open.spotify.com/episode/1yoJ... @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS
I am thrilled and honored to be sharing the stage with Rob Bilott, the lawyer who brought #PFAS to the world's attention, at event in Cincinnati on Tuesday, 5/20. Rob's amazing story was featured in the film Dark Waters and his autobiography, Exposure. @crownpublishing.bsky.social #foreverchemicals
May 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I am thrilled and honored to be sharing the stage with Rob Bilott, the lawyer who brought #PFAS to the world's attention, at event in Cincinnati on Tuesday, 5/20. Rob's amazing story was featured in the film Dark Waters and his autobiography, Exposure. @crownpublishing.bsky.social #foreverchemicals
I'm REALLY looking forward to my conversation with @virginiagewin.bsky.social at @powells.bsky.social this Sunday. If you're in Portland, please join us!
May 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I'm REALLY looking forward to my conversation with @virginiagewin.bsky.social at @powells.bsky.social this Sunday. If you're in Portland, please join us!
In the coming days, I'll be discussing my book with journalists and advocates at more events across the country, conversations that are especially timely & urgent in light of the breaking news about the @EPA rolling back/delaying limits on #PFAS in drinking water. 1/
@crownpublishing.bsky.social
@crownpublishing.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In the coming days, I'll be discussing my book with journalists and advocates at more events across the country, conversations that are especially timely & urgent in light of the breaking news about the @EPA rolling back/delaying limits on #PFAS in drinking water. 1/
@crownpublishing.bsky.social
@crownpublishing.bsky.social
On Saturday 5/18 I'll be at the world's largest independent bookshop, @powells.bsky.social in Portland, OR, with @virginiagewin.bsky.social. I'm so looking forward to my conversations with these brilliant journalists and authors! 4/
May 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
On Saturday 5/18 I'll be at the world's largest independent bookshop, @powells.bsky.social in Portland, OR, with @virginiagewin.bsky.social. I'm so looking forward to my conversations with these brilliant journalists and authors! 4/