LaurelJStandley.bsky.social 🌻
@laureljstandley.bsky.social
Scientist, author with a passion for creating a sustainable, nontoxic environment. Writing a book on toxic chemicals in our food & how to avoid them. Learn more at laureljstandley.com.
Blog on website and https://laurelstandley.substack.com/
Blog on website and https://laurelstandley.substack.com/
More losses like this please!
Trump loses battles in offshore wind war.
One year into President Donald Trump’s second administration, his enduring quest to dismantle offshore wind development keeps hitting snags
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
One year into President Donald Trump’s second administration, his enduring quest to dismantle offshore wind development keeps hitting snags
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Trump loses battles in offshore wind war
www.politico.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 AM
More losses like this please!
Time for the 25th Amendment to remove this incompetent, destructive person from the Oval Office.
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Time for the 25th Amendment to remove this incompetent, destructive person from the Oval Office.
“The new dietary guidelines are a boon for industrial beef and dairy, but both generate methane, an especially potent greenhouse gas.”
civileats.com/2026/01/13/o...
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Op-ed: The New Food Pyramid Is a Climate Disaster
The new dietary guidelines are a boon for industrial beef and dairy, but both generate methane, an especially potent greenhouse gas.
civileats.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
“The new dietary guidelines are a boon for industrial beef and dairy, but both generate methane, an especially potent greenhouse gas.”
civileats.com/2026/01/13/o...
civileats.com/2026/01/13/o...
Let’s fill those lines with calls, especially to republican lawmakers. Enough with this descent into fascism.
We must continue the work to abolish ICE.
But right now, Congress can stop ICE’s violent reign of terror. Tell them to do it today: (202) 224-3121
But right now, Congress can stop ICE’s violent reign of terror. Tell them to do it today: (202) 224-3121
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Let’s fill those lines with calls, especially to republican lawmakers. Enough with this descent into fascism.
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I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
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They’re just words.
Just stories.
Just chants and songs and signs.
SHUT UP, yell the small mad men.
SHUT UP OR WE WILL HURT YOU
I’m sorry
I can’t hear you
over the sound of the people
in chants and songs and signs
telling stories
just words
of how we will win
Just stories.
Just chants and songs and signs.
SHUT UP, yell the small mad men.
SHUT UP OR WE WILL HURT YOU
I’m sorry
I can’t hear you
over the sound of the people
in chants and songs and signs
telling stories
just words
of how we will win
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
They’re just words.
Just stories.
Just chants and songs and signs.
SHUT UP, yell the small mad men.
SHUT UP OR WE WILL HURT YOU
I’m sorry
I can’t hear you
over the sound of the people
in chants and songs and signs
telling stories
just words
of how we will win
Just stories.
Just chants and songs and signs.
SHUT UP, yell the small mad men.
SHUT UP OR WE WILL HURT YOU
I’m sorry
I can’t hear you
over the sound of the people
in chants and songs and signs
telling stories
just words
of how we will win
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As online harassment of scientists persists, here is a rundown of digital security tools and practices that academics may find helpful.
My latest @nature story.
My latest @nature story.
Many US scientists have reported a rise in targeted harassment. Here are tools and tips to safeguard your cybersecurity
go.nature.com/4jFQnnt
go.nature.com/4jFQnnt
Six steps to protect researchers’ digital security
Many US scientists have reported a rise in targeted harassment. Here are tools and tips to safeguard your cybersecurity.
go.nature.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM
As online harassment of scientists persists, here is a rundown of digital security tools and practices that academics may find helpful.
My latest @nature story.
My latest @nature story.
We need freedom from the toxic trespass of industrial discharges.
🚨 A new chemical industry-backed House bill would roll back key federal protections from toxic chemicals and weaken safeguards that protect our families. This bill is a chemical industry wish list disguised as “reform,” and it threatens our health, our environment, and our communities.
House majority introduces chemical industry-backed bill to weaken federal protections from toxic chemicals - Toxic-Free Future
The House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced a bill that would weaken the nation’s chemical safety law—the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
toxicfreefuture.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
We need freedom from the toxic trespass of industrial discharges.
You may have heard about Professor Michael Pollan’s food rules. Though his rules are focused on health, following them can also get you most of the way on reducing the presence of toxic chemicals in your food.
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Food rules for reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals
Sources of toxic chemicals to our food Toxic chemicals enter our food supply from many sources, including environmental pollution, chemical inputs during farming, processing, packaging, and cooking…
laureljstandley.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
You may have heard about Professor Michael Pollan’s food rules. Though his rules are focused on health, following them can also get you most of the way on reducing the presence of toxic chemicals in your food.
laureljstandley.com/2026/01/16/f...
laureljstandley.com/2026/01/16/f...
This decision is devastating. Collins and other anti-science, climate deniers can’t be voted out soon enough.
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
This decision is devastating. Collins and other anti-science, climate deniers can’t be voted out soon enough.
It’s absurd to me that workers in this industry aren’t protected from a well know exposure and disease. Until they are, don’t buy quartz or engineered stone countertops.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
Kitchen countertop workers are dying. Some lawmakers want to ban their lawsuits
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
It’s absurd to me that workers in this industry aren’t protected from a well know exposure and disease. Until they are, don’t buy quartz or engineered stone countertops.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
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What the price of eggs was to the 2024 election, the price of electricity could be in 2026.
And Democrats can get out ahead on this one--here's a breakdown of how to talk about it
billmckibben.substack.com/p/pretend-yo...
And Democrats can get out ahead on this one--here's a breakdown of how to talk about it
billmckibben.substack.com/p/pretend-yo...
Pretend you're running for Congress
A first stab at how to talk about energy and climate in 2026
billmckibben.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
What the price of eggs was to the 2024 election, the price of electricity could be in 2026.
And Democrats can get out ahead on this one--here's a breakdown of how to talk about it
billmckibben.substack.com/p/pretend-yo...
And Democrats can get out ahead on this one--here's a breakdown of how to talk about it
billmckibben.substack.com/p/pretend-yo...
Making Air Hellacious Again
Ok, but EPA at least show some pictures of what you mean
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Making Air Hellacious Again
“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”
- Jacques Cousteau
- Jacques Cousteau
January 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”
- Jacques Cousteau
- Jacques Cousteau
EPA’s decision to stop considering lives saved by lowering pollution reminds me of the study showing 42% fewer kids hospitalized in Atlanta when they clamped down on traffic during the 1996 Olympics to protect athletes (link below.) How many lives will be lost?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
EPA’s decision to stop considering lives saved by lowering pollution reminds me of the study showing 42% fewer kids hospitalized in Atlanta when they clamped down on traffic during the 1996 Olympics to protect athletes (link below.) How many lives will be lost?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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The big problem with the new food pyramid is that it encourages Americans to eat more beef and dairy—two of the most environmentally destructive foods when produced at scale.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
The problem with RFK Jr.'s food pyramid
Healthy food is not healthy if it destroys the environment that produces it.
heated.world
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The big problem with the new food pyramid is that it encourages Americans to eat more beef and dairy—two of the most environmentally destructive foods when produced at scale.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
This!
(By Ann Telnaes)
(By Ann Telnaes)
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
This!
(By Ann Telnaes)
(By Ann Telnaes)
We must push back against forces that divert and dispute sustainability science that underlies decisions to protect our health and well-being, and to some extent our survival.
Thoughtful piece by my @science.nature.org colleague Rob et al. discussing the implications of global autocratization for science.
We face a clear choice, they say: keep our heads down and hope to weather rough political waters...or choose to actively support academic freedom + sustainability.
We face a clear choice, they say: keep our heads down and hope to weather rough political waters...or choose to actively support academic freedom + sustainability.
January 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
We must push back against forces that divert and dispute sustainability science that underlies decisions to protect our health and well-being, and to some extent our survival.
For our health and a stable climate, dropping beans to the bottom of the food pyramid is a really bad move. In case you need another reason, check out my post on animal fats as a concentrated source of environmental toxicants to your diet.
laureljstandley.com/2025/11/20/s...
laureljstandley.com/2025/11/20/s...
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 AM
For our health and a stable climate, dropping beans to the bottom of the food pyramid is a really bad move. In case you need another reason, check out my post on animal fats as a concentrated source of environmental toxicants to your diet.
laureljstandley.com/2025/11/20/s...
laureljstandley.com/2025/11/20/s...
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Evergreen.
I cannot tell you how many times each day I am reminded that we could have had the smart lady and the coach instead.
December 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Evergreen.
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As the calendar year begins, a reminder of the rapid acceleration of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, driving increasingly severe #climate changes. Shown are the past 2000 years of CO2 concentrations.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
As the calendar year begins, a reminder of the rapid acceleration of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, driving increasingly severe #climate changes. Shown are the past 2000 years of CO2 concentrations.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
How many other assessments have been skewed by industry influence? Vested interests belong nowhere near safety assessments.
More than 25 years after it published a study finding that use of glyphosate is safe for humans, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology retracted it after an astrophysicist and science historian raised concerns about the study’s authorship. cen.acs.org/research-int... #chemsky 🧪
Glyphosate study from 2000 retracted amid corporate-influence concerns
The authors didn’t disclose financial compensation they received from Monsanto for their work on a ghostwritten paper about the herbicide’s safety
cen.acs.org
January 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
How many other assessments have been skewed by industry influence? Vested interests belong nowhere near safety assessments.
Wall-E, named for the eco-dystopian movie, and I wish everyone a much kinder, peaceful, and sustainable New Year than this past one.
January 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Wall-E, named for the eco-dystopian movie, and I wish everyone a much kinder, peaceful, and sustainable New Year than this past one.
Wonderful idea for citizen-engaged research to document the movement of PFAS in the air. I’d love to see this nationwide. #PFAS
www.npr.org/2025/12/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/30/n...
Volunteers collect pine needles to help figure out how PFAS get into the environment
There's increasing concern about PFAS, the substances commonly called forever chemicals found throughout the environment. Now volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles throughout the state i...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Wonderful idea for citizen-engaged research to document the movement of PFAS in the air. I’d love to see this nationwide. #PFAS
www.npr.org/2025/12/30/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/30/n...