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Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 24d

NEW An EPA report found that PFNA, a chemical in the drinking water of some 26M people, interferes with development and likely causes liver problems & male reproductive harms. The report was done in April, scientists told me. But the agency hasn't released it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · Oct 3

BOBBY JR. DOESN'T CARE ABOUT TOXINS

Many microplastics are carcinogens and endocrine disrupters

"One researcher told NPR that she’d had a federal grant canceled on the very same day RFK Jr. had favorably cited her work on microplastics in seafood in a speech."

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RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.

Plastic is everywhere—including in us.

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Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Oct 3

Prenatal exposure to arsenic in drinking water associated with an increased risk of #type1diabetes, even at low exposure levels, and especially in children born at above average birth weight. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Prenatal exposure to arsenic in drinking water and type 1 diabetes in a nationwide population-based cohort of Danish children

Exposure to inorganic arsenic during pregnancy has been associated with immune dysregulation and shifts in leukocyte subpopulations critically involve…

Oil and gas industry linked to thousands of yearly US deaths and preterm births, study finds

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Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) @healthandenv.bsky.social · Sep 22

HEAL’s new report, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘍𝘈𝘚 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥: 𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸, was commissioned by HEAL from Milieu Consulting. It provides a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗙𝗔𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · Aug 28

Over half of US counties lack a single federally-monitored air quality station, with more than 50 million Americans living in “air quality monitoring deserts.”

@stoptoxics.bsky.social @cleanairclub.bsky.social @cleanaircatf.bsky.social
www.thenewlede.org/2025/08/oil-...

By Shannon Kelleher Air pollution from oil and gas activities is responsible for an estimated 91,000 deaths and over 10,000 premature births in the US each year, according to a new study that examine...

Father of Minneapolis shooting victim speaks out. And, CDC announces new leadership

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Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Aug 29

NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that Jim O'Neill (acting director of CDC) thinks that "FDA should put medicines in the market and let consumers assume the risks."

So, basically do for drugs what we are doing for toxic chemicals. Guess what, it's a bad idea for both.

www.npr.org/2025/08/29/g...

The father of a boy killed in the Minneapolis church shooting speaks out on how he wants his son to be remembered. And, a new acting CDC director has been announced.

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Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Aug 7

The fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists attending the plastics treaty negotiations outnumber the combined diplomatic delegations of all 27 European Union nations and the EU combined... www.ciel.org/news/inc-5-2... #plasticstreaty

Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Lobbyists Overrun Plastics Treaty Negotiations - Center for International Environmental Law

At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists registered to participate in the final scheduled round of plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5.2).

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New report calls plastics a “grave” danger to health as nations negotiate treaty

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · Aug 5

Plastics pose a “grave” threat to human health, costing society $1.5 trillion a year, warns a new @thelancet.com report.

Scientists urge negotiators in Geneva to center health in the global plastics treaty.

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www.thenewlede.org/2025/08/lanc...

By Brian Bienkowski Plastics are a “grave” danger to humans and the planet, responsible for an estimated $1.5 trillion annually in health-related costs, and nations need to center human health as th...

Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · Aug 6

to absolutely nobody’s surprise, the US is defending the interests of the petrochemical bloc

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives at the start of U.N. plastic treaty talks in Geneva, according to a memo and communications seen by Reuters.

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Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Jul 21

The July issue of our endocrine disruptor news is published! ehsciences.activehosted.com/index.php?ac...

Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Jul 9

TIL that volcanoes are endocrine disruptors
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Volcanic environments and thyroid disruption – A review focused on As, Hg, and Co

The purpose of this review is to explore the link between volcanic environments and thyroid disruption, with focus on the role played by As, Hg, and C…

Is Bayer losing the Roundup fight? | Carey Gillam reports

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · Jul 7

A Georgia jury recently awarded $2 billion to a cancer patient who claimed #Roundup was to blame.

Now Bayer is pushing the US Supreme Court to help it block further lawsuits.

Watch our full breakdown video📽️:
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YouTube video by Environmental Working Group (EWG)

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Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Jul 8

Study links bisphenol exposure to both well-known and "previously underexplored sources, including ointments, medical plasters, sheer tights, wallpapering, vinyl flooring installation, crop cultivation, and food preparation with gloves."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Exploring overlooked bisphenol exposure sources through a comprehensive 7-day investigation using time-activity diaries and urinary biomonitoring

Bisphenols (BPs), widely used in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, are associated with potential health risks, yet many exposure sources remain…

Clothing dye raises diabetes risk in pregnant women

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨 A new @ucsfhealth.bsky.social study finds pregnant women exposed to a toxic clothing dye called o-anisidine are more likely to develop gestational diabetes, especially when carrying a male fetus.

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www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/clot...

By Brian Bienkowski Pregnant women exposed to a harmful clothing dye have a higher risk for gestational diabetes when they are carrying a male fetus, according to a new study.

FDA must fix food packaging rules for MAHA to matter, scientists say

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · Jun 16

“Where are they falling short in their testing? The answer is everywhere,” said Jerry Heindel, director of @heeds.bsky.social.

Scientists say the FDA must fix food packaging rules for #MAHA to have a real impact.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/fda-...

By Brian Bienkowski A grim assessment of children’s health released by the Trump administration last month that pointed to several types of chemicals as contributors to chronic disease has scientist...

A Chapter Closes at Environmental Health Perspectives | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 133, No. 6

Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Jun 27

It's a sad day for science.
A Chapter Closes at Environmental Health Perspectives.
ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...

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Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · Jun 24

Webinar today at 2pm ET!
Environmental Health Research at EPA: What’s happening at ORD?
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Environmental Health Research at EPA: What’s happening at ORD?

EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) conducts research and provides scientific information to support Agency decisions. ORD operates at eleven facilities across the US and is also...

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Whitney Bauck @whitneybauck.bsky.social · Jun 23

"Scientists who collected and analyzed water from the Mediterranean Sea... found that artificial turf fibers made up more than 15 percent of larger plastic particles in their samples." The environmental problems with fake grass: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/c...

Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

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Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) @heeds.bsky.social · May 27

"there is sufficient evidence to suggest that bisphenols, a group of common chemicals found in plastics, may contribute to an increased risk of obesity and diabetes in human cohorts."

Article by Dr. Angel Nadal @anadaln.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Diabetes from plastics: Role of endocrine disruptors in β-cell physiology