Teresa Gallagher
@teresagallagher.bsky.social
Natural Resource Manager in New England. Trail enthusiast who loves being in the forest and is currently working on the north half of the Appalachian Trail in sections (backpacking and day hikes).
"Do you know what a Maine switchback is? You go straight up the mountain, and then when you get to the top, you switch, and go straight down." They tell the same joke in New Hampshire. This is the Appalachian Trail in Maine near the NH border at Goose Mtn.
January 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Do you know what a Maine switchback is? You go straight up the mountain, and then when you get to the top, you switch, and go straight down." They tell the same joke in New Hampshire. This is the Appalachian Trail in Maine near the NH border at Goose Mtn.
Reposted by Teresa Gallagher
For chemist Kris Hansen, 3M was a family affair; her father was a creator of the company’s N95 face masks.
Yet, after she found 3M’s forever chemicals in human blood, the company repeatedly doubted her work and stopped her research on the chemicals.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Yet, after she found 3M’s forever chemicals in human blood, the company repeatedly doubted her work and stopped her research on the chemicals.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles…
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November 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM
For chemist Kris Hansen, 3M was a family affair; her father was a creator of the company’s N95 face masks.
Yet, after she found 3M’s forever chemicals in human blood, the company repeatedly doubted her work and stopped her research on the chemicals.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Yet, after she found 3M’s forever chemicals in human blood, the company repeatedly doubted her work and stopped her research on the chemicals.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social