The US will soon learn how bad its PFAS crisis is. But Maine has already begun to look—and is waking up to a nightmare. For The Atlantic I spoke to a family realizing they drank toxic water for 30 years, and what it may have cost them. Maine is a warning: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

DONT THROW AWAY YOUR ECLIPSE GLASSES‼️

stick your glasses in an evelope & mail to the address below so that kids in Latin America can use them Oct 2, to watch the South American Eclipse

Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC
PO Box 50571
Provo, UT 84605

Just in: Forecasters predict an 'extremely active' Atlantic season with a whopping 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes, 5 major hurricanes of Cat. 3+. Unheard of heat in Atlantic, plus developing El Niño = trouble ahead. axios.com/2024/04/04/hur…

Pulling up this piece from last year on the connection between climate-driven disruptions to ecosystems and outbreaks of bird flu, and why experts have been ultra-concerned about a scenario like the one unfolding in Texas right now.
grist.org/health/as-clim…

Clay has written a really fascinating and compelling book about what climate change does to our brains. I’m so proud of him. You can preorder your copy, like I did, here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717097/t…

A new strain of highly pathogenic bird flu, H5N1, is now infecting multiple mammal species. First wildlife, now goats & dairy cows on farms. People could be next. But farmers, vets & USDA-Aphis are moving at a snail’s pace to prevent further spread. science.org/content/articl…

'The outcome of the US election will have huge climate implications, both in the US and around the world,' said our deputy director Romany Webb: buff.ly/4asDUxF #climatechange #USelection

Really thrilled that Climate Connections, a series on how climate change influences disease that I dreamed up with the fantastic data reporters at grist and AP Climate, is a finalist for a NIHCM award.

I'm putting together a panel for the annual Association of Health Care Journalists conference in NYC this summer on the topic of climate and health reporting - specifically on morbidity/mortality attribution in the US and globally. Looking for suggestions for East Coast-based researchers in this space!

Decades ago, the Navy helped invent a firefighting foam that could put out any fire. The chemical that made the foam so effective has leached into waterways and soil across the country. The DoD is now seeking immunity from #PFAS lawsuits. It may succeed.

grist.org/health/pentago…

Yessir you came to the RIGHT OUTLET

My last piece from my grist fellowship:

Climate crisis interrupts not only infrastructure, but the rituals and remembrances that make up daily life. I spoke with folklorists from the Gulf, Appalachia, and the Southwest about culture & its survival.

grist.org/culture/as-cli…

Insane, inhuman, racist, but not at all surprsing. Florida state Senate passing a bill *ensuring* that the heat will kill outdoor workers. This is 19th century stuff, as barbaric as kids working in coal mines.