I want the world to know! We have a legacy of scientists working to limit our #legacylead. Forever grateful to Clair Patterson, Howard Mielke, and so many others. "The Most Important Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of mentalfloss.com/article/94569/…

Growth of fungal mycelium and spores (Neurospora). The Latin root of the word ‘extravagant’ means ‘to wander outside or beyond’. It is a good word for mycelium, which wanders outside and beyond its prior limits. Mycelial networks are bodies without body plans. . 📹©Patrick Hickey Ph.D.

BREAKING: New York voters! All eligible voters will be able to cast their ballots by mail for November’s election, but you must apply for one. (1/6)

Let’s keep limiting garden risks! I’ll be facilitating a zoom workshop tomorrow at 1pm, hosted by EAST NEW YORK FARMS! Come learn how to join us in making a clean soil distribution network in NYC! Zoom link in bio This… instagram.com/p/CEZRaGuDgi8/…

We must save Community Compost Sites! They are vital resources and provide ESSENTIAL green jobs to reduce waste, mitigate climate change, and enhance urban green space. Please add your letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t…

After brutal budget cuts, compost sites face eviction by Parks Department politi.co/3l4BAEe

Can't wait to attend "Science for Liberation: Omar Gowayed & Kendra Krueger" eventbrite.com/e/science-for-… Eventbrite

Brownsville is not a sacrifice zone. Residents fight gas pipeline. ny1.com/share/nyc/all-…

I just wrote a Action Network letter: Tell Community Board 8 to Vote Against Hope Street Capital's Plans. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-c…

Pedro is family of my family. He's improving but needs our help! gofundme.com/f/5ew63-hope-f…

Cornell begins to reckon with university’s ties to Indigenous dispossession. Looking forward to more of this with Cornell, and all our settler colonial institutions. cals.cornell.edu/news/faculty-r…

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Gerogia’s leading the way again! Free soil lead testing!! We can do this too, NYC! wabe.org/after-lead-pol…

Thank you community composters for all you do! Save Our Compost NYC

NYC City Council passed new lead poisoning prevention legislation today. Here are a few highlights on how it would change city protocols: 1.) It expands the scope of investigation the Dept of Health is required to conduct when a child tests with an elevated blood lead level. 1/x

What the F?! We are unthinkable without fungi, yet seldom do we think about them. We need to add a 3rd “F” – funga – to the protected Flora & Fauna & write this neglected kingdom of life into conservation, policy, and research frameworks. faunaflorafunga.org Merlin Sheldrake

Want to stop worrying about heavy metals in baby food, dark chocolate and spices? Solve it at the source thehill.com/opinion/energy… Thank you Pure Earth

5/6 The good news - you can help make a difference. Here are 8 ways to take action when lead contaminates your community’s soil. publicintegrity.org/environment/gh…

Lead continues to sicken millions of children around the world Here is a great solutions piece by Yvette Cabrera that features many innovative projects (Sara Perl Egendorf Howard Mielke PhD ) to solve the lead issue, including ours IU Environmental Resilience Institute and Indiana University Research grist.org/solutions/soil…

Our newest work on lead exposure and environmental justice out today in AGU_GeoHealth and free for all to read! AGU (American Geophysical Union) Bottom line--racial disparity of lead exposure is associated with lead-contaminated community soils Howard W Mielke IU Environmental Resilience Institute agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…