Sharon Lerner
@fastlerner.bsky.social
Environmental reporter at ProPublica. Brooklynite. Fan of nature, facts, pie
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Sharon Lerner
@fastlerner.bsky.social
· Oct 9
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
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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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-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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"Witnesses and school employees said they thought the school was under attack and scrambled into rooms and vehicles outside in search of safety."
One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
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One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
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Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago
The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Witnesses and school employees said they thought the school was under attack and scrambled into rooms and vehicles outside in search of safety."
One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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War ravaged” Portland? @robwdavis.bsky.social , Steve Suo, and Joanna Shan watched hundreds and hundreds of videos to find out. (And the federal government, apparently, did not.)
📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.
🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
War ravaged” Portland? @robwdavis.bsky.social , Steve Suo, and Joanna Shan watched hundreds and hundreds of videos to find out. (And the federal government, apparently, did not.)
watch. The gov doesn't track how often citizens were detained by immigration agents, so ProPublica did.
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www.youtube.com/shorts/A53uW...
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www.youtube.com/shorts/A53uW...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
watch. The gov doesn't track how often citizens were detained by immigration agents, so ProPublica did.
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www.youtube.com/shorts/A53uW...
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www.youtube.com/shorts/A53uW...
The changes would fall disproportionately on some of Trump’s most loyal supporters in red states who have, for decades, toiled in physically grueling jobs, including coal mining, logging, and factory and construction work
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The changes would fall disproportionately on some of Trump’s most loyal supporters in red states who have, for decades, toiled in physically grueling jobs, including coal mining, logging, and factory and construction work
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
www.propublica.org/article/soci...
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I just sent this email to Matt Mercer, NC GOP Comms Director:
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I just sent this email to Matt Mercer, NC GOP Comms Director:
More than 5 million people face an increased cancer risk because they live near a type of industrial plant that would have been subject to rules put forward by the Biden.
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
More than 5 million people face an increased cancer risk because they live near a type of industrial plant that would have been subject to rules put forward by the Biden.
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
The Trump administration is rolling them back
By the inimitable @lisalsong.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Apparently, the Canadian gov apparently knew for years about dangers levels of PFAS in the water — and didn't tell anyone
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ijb.utoronto.ca/news/feds-co...
Feds 'covered up' toxic forever chemicals in the water of this Ontario city for 5 years - Investigative Journalism Bureau
The federal government concealed toxic water contamination in North Bay, Ont., for almost five years before warning residents of a dangerous chemical spill from the city’s airport and a nearby militar...
ijb.utoronto.ca
October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Apparently, the Canadian gov apparently knew for years about dangers levels of PFAS in the water — and didn't tell anyone
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/feds-co...
ijb.utoronto.ca/news/feds-co...
Disturbing new paper shows an association between PFAS (at pretty low levels) and children's brain development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances predicts multimodal brain structural and functional outcomes in children aged 5 years: a birth cohort study
We show an association between prenatal PFAS exposure and brain developmental outcomes
in children. These findings are pertinent given the ubiquitous circulation of PFAS
in humans and the extreme envi...
www.thelancet.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Disturbing new paper shows an association between PFAS (at pretty low levels) and children's brain development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
vaccines prevent disease and death. MAHA activists are trying to reverse vaccine requirements in the name of "health freedom"
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Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. MAHA Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.
YouTube video by ProPublica
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October 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
vaccines prevent disease and death. MAHA activists are trying to reverse vaccine requirements in the name of "health freedom"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l4t...
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Reposted by Sharon Lerner
EPA scientists linked PFNA with developmental, liver and reproductive harms.
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
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 ...
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
EPA scientists linked PFNA with developmental, liver and reproductive harms.
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but it has yet to be released by the Trump administration.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Reposted by Sharon Lerner
The ranking member of a key House subcommittee is demanding answers from the EPA about why it hasn’t released a report quantifying the harm of PFNA, a forever chemical found in the water of millions of Americans.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical
In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was rea...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The ranking member of a key House subcommittee is demanding answers from the EPA about why it hasn’t released a report quantifying the harm of PFNA, a forever chemical found in the water of millions of Americans.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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USC joins the others in turning down the Compact: www.president.usc.edu/2025/10/16/u...
Update from Interim President Kim
October 16, 2025 Dear Trojan Family, Earlier today, I sent this letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. I appreciate the various p...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
USC joins the others in turning down the Compact: www.president.usc.edu/2025/10/16/u...
Pingree referred to the delay in publishing the report as part of “a growing pattern of interference with the Agency’s scientific work”
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical
In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was rea...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pingree referred to the delay in publishing the report as part of “a growing pattern of interference with the Agency’s scientific work”
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Reposted by Sharon Lerner
NEW: In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was ready to publish in April.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical
In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was rea...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NEW: In a letter to EPA Chief Lee Zeldin, Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, cited a recent ProPublica story that quoted government scientists saying a yet-to-be-released report on the toxicity of PFNA was ready to publish in April.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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BREAKING: A federal judge just temporarily blocked the Trump admin's plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown — siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.
October 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge just temporarily blocked the Trump admin's plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown — siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
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 ...
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Reposted by Sharon Lerner
The forever chemical PFNA is so hazardous that the EPA struck an agreement with 8 companies to phase it out nearly two decades ago.
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
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 ...
www.propublica.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The forever chemical PFNA is so hazardous that the EPA struck an agreement with 8 companies to phase it out nearly two decades ago.
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Reposted by Sharon Lerner
My latest video for @propublica.org.
📽️ Listen to our reporter Eli Hager, who spoke with former acting commissioner Leland Dudek for 15 hours and interviewed dozens of Social Security insiders, explain the untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security.
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
Read more: https://propub.li/3KUBsIL
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My latest video for @propublica.org.