Sherry Hastings
@mossytrails.bsky.social
Nature lover 🌿 – forests, trails, lakes, wildlife | Senior VP & Commercial Real Estate Advisor focused on sustainability, healthy spaces, equity, & environmental justice | Partner, Coalition for Plastic Reduction MN & MN Zero Waste Coalition.
Microplastics are everywhere in our food, but there are easy ways to cut down on your exposure! #Microplastics #HealthyLiving #EcoFriendly #ReduceExposure #SustainableLiving #CleanEating
What You Can Do About Microplastics in Your Food - Consumer Reports
Microplastics are everywhere. Here's advice for minimizing the microplastics in food.
www.consumerreports.org
March 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Microplastics are everywhere in our food, but there are easy ways to cut down on your exposure! #Microplastics #HealthyLiving #EcoFriendly #ReduceExposure #SustainableLiving #CleanEating
Every time I look at this, I’m transported back to that peaceful snowy walk on a frozen lake in the Forest with the one I love. The stillness, the solitude—it felt as though time stood still. #WinterWonders #TimelessPeace
#SereneWalks
#QuietEscapes
#LoveInNature
#WinterTranquility
#SereneWalks
#QuietEscapes
#LoveInNature
#WinterTranquility
February 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Every time I look at this, I’m transported back to that peaceful snowy walk on a frozen lake in the Forest with the one I love. The stillness, the solitude—it felt as though time stood still. #WinterWonders #TimelessPeace
#SereneWalks
#QuietEscapes
#LoveInNature
#WinterTranquility
#SereneWalks
#QuietEscapes
#LoveInNature
#WinterTranquility
New research reveals that black plastic, often containing harmful flame retardants, may pose health risks like cancer and hormone disruption, urging a shift to safer alternatives. #HealthRisks #BlackPlastic
New research highlights health risks linked to black plastic, including cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive harm. Experts suggest opting for safer alternatives, like stainless steel, wood, or glass.
#HealthRisks #BlackPlastic #FlameRetardants #ToxicFree
#HealthRisks #BlackPlastic #FlameRetardants #ToxicFree
The dangers and health risks associated with black plastic
New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods.
www.npr.org
February 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
New research reveals that black plastic, often containing harmful flame retardants, may pose health risks like cancer and hormone disruption, urging a shift to safer alternatives. #HealthRisks #BlackPlastic
Warning: Bottled Water Could Harm Your Health!
Scientists have found harmful particles in bottled water that could affect your health. While we’ve been ditching plastic for the environment, avoiding bottled water may benefit your health too. Time to rethink your drink!
#BottledWater
#DitchPlastic
Scientists have found harmful particles in bottled water that could affect your health. While we’ve been ditching plastic for the environment, avoiding bottled water may benefit your health too. Time to rethink your drink!
#BottledWater
#DitchPlastic
My husband is an environmental lawyer who wears a “white hat”, he’s the good guy, trying to convince Congress and businesses to protect us. PFAS, Phalates, and other poisonous compounds are truly killing us all.
Avoid drinking plastics.
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Avoid drinking plastics.
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Warning issued to anyone who drinks bottled water (Tyla)
Scientists are urging people to reconsider drinking bottled water, as harmful particles are found inside.
In recent years, we have been encouraged to ditch...
l.smartnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Warning: Bottled Water Could Harm Your Health!
Scientists have found harmful particles in bottled water that could affect your health. While we’ve been ditching plastic for the environment, avoiding bottled water may benefit your health too. Time to rethink your drink!
#BottledWater
#DitchPlastic
Scientists have found harmful particles in bottled water that could affect your health. While we’ve been ditching plastic for the environment, avoiding bottled water may benefit your health too. Time to rethink your drink!
#BottledWater
#DitchPlastic
Phthalates in face masks could affect our cells, causing changes in how they produce energy. A new study sheds light on these potential health impacts. #Phthalates #FaceMasks #HealthResearch
#Phthalates in face masks and their effects on cellular energetics in human bronchial epithelial cells
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Phthalates in face masks and their effects on cellular energetics in human bronchial epithelial cells
The widespread use of disposable masks has sparked concerns about potential exposure to harmful chemicals, including the already ubiquitous phthalates…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Phthalates in face masks could affect our cells, causing changes in how they produce energy. A new study sheds light on these potential health impacts. #Phthalates #FaceMasks #HealthResearch
How do microplastics find their way into our food, and what can we do to minimize them?
If You're Wondering How Microplastics Even Get In Your Food, Read This
->HuffPost | #Food #Microplastic | More info from EcoSearch
->HuffPost | #Food #Microplastic | More info from EcoSearch
If You're Wondering How Microplastics Even Get In Your Food, Read This
LauriPatterson via Getty Images Many of the animals we eat, like tuna, have microplastics in their flesh. Food contaminants are always a hot topic, as we consumers have a natural desire to know exactly what we’re putting in our bodies...
www.huffpost.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
How do microplastics find their way into our food, and what can we do to minimize them?
Support MN's phthalates reporting bill (SF188/HF44). Our kids have a right to safe food. This bill requires food makers to test for phthalates, chemicals linked to health risks. Will you sign in support? #SafeFood #Phthalates
tinyurl.com/BillSF188
tinyurl.com/BillSF188
Parent sign-on letter in support of the MN phthalates reporting bill
To the members of the Minnesota State Legislature:
We, the undersigned parents, grandparents, and individuals, support SF188/HF44 the Test and Report Phthalates in Packaged Food bill.
We are concern...
tinyurl.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Support MN's phthalates reporting bill (SF188/HF44). Our kids have a right to safe food. This bill requires food makers to test for phthalates, chemicals linked to health risks. Will you sign in support? #SafeFood #Phthalates
tinyurl.com/BillSF188
tinyurl.com/BillSF188
Plastics pollution is a growing environmental crisis, affecting both our planet and our health. Toxic chemicals in plastics are a major challenge that can’t be ignored. #PlasticPollution #Sustainability #EnvironmentalHealth
#ReducePlastic
#ReducePlastic
February 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Plastics pollution is a growing environmental crisis, affecting both our planet and our health. Toxic chemicals in plastics are a major challenge that can’t be ignored. #PlasticPollution #Sustainability #EnvironmentalHealth
#ReducePlastic
#ReducePlastic
🎶 A little fungi in my tree, Spreading joy and mystery! Mushrooms bloom and take control,
A little fungi in my soul!🎶
#FungiInMySoul
#TreeFungiMagic
#MushroomVibes
#NatureInMySoul
#FungalGroove
#MysticMushrooms
#FungiLove
#TreeMagic
A little fungi in my soul!🎶
#FungiInMySoul
#TreeFungiMagic
#MushroomVibes
#NatureInMySoul
#FungalGroove
#MysticMushrooms
#FungiLove
#TreeMagic
February 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
🎶 A little fungi in my tree, Spreading joy and mystery! Mushrooms bloom and take control,
A little fungi in my soul!🎶
#FungiInMySoul
#TreeFungiMagic
#MushroomVibes
#NatureInMySoul
#FungalGroove
#MysticMushrooms
#FungiLove
#TreeMagic
A little fungi in my soul!🎶
#FungiInMySoul
#TreeFungiMagic
#MushroomVibes
#NatureInMySoul
#FungalGroove
#MysticMushrooms
#FungiLove
#TreeMagic
After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ontario, Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy.
Story by @thenarwhal.ca: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/02/tack...
Story by @thenarwhal.ca: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/02/tack...
Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley | Great Lakes Now
After facing decades of pollution from industry in Sarnia, Ontario, Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the federal government are moving ahead with a plan to address the toxic legacy.
www.greatlakesnow.org
February 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🎉 New Paper Alert! ✨
“Plastic as a Sediment: A universal and objective practical solution…”
Now we can assess plastic as a sediment and better understand the relationship of its physical properties with its environmental distribution! ✨It’s so exciting!✨
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Plastic as a Sediment: A universal and objective practical solution…”
Now we can assess plastic as a sediment and better understand the relationship of its physical properties with its environmental distribution! ✨It’s so exciting!✨
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Soil properties mediate the effects of microplastic on plants. This is also what we saw in several studies and it is super important to consider! Nice to see this accounted for in more studies!
Final version published:
Effects of multiple microplastic types on growth of winter wheat and soil properties vary in different agricultural soils
Hongyu Chen et al. in Plants, People, Planet
@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #microplastics
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Effects of multiple microplastic types on growth of winter wheat and soil properties vary in different agricultural soils
Hongyu Chen et al. in Plants, People, Planet
@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social #microplastics
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
February 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I've seen a lot about #microplastics from teabags in the news recently. Food or drink intake as a source of #plastics is important, but we also need to think about other sources in the kitchen and food prep... see our 2024 paper on this...
www.cell.com/heliyon/full...
www.cell.com/heliyon/full...
Beyond the food on your plate: Investigating sources of microplastic contamination in home kitchens
Given that a substantial amount of time is spent in kitchens preparing food, the kitchen
equipment used may be relevant in determining the composition and amount of microplastics
ending up on our dinn...
www.cell.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Reposted by Sherry Hastings
Let them eat -- plastic.
Because poisoning consumers by ramping up plastic production is good for economic growth... for now☠️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Because poisoning consumers by ramping up plastic production is good for economic growth... for now☠️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Eating from plastic takeout containers can increase heart failure risk – study
Study, adding to rising evidence of plastic-linked health risks, points to gut biome changes as a cause of heart failure
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Let them eat -- plastic.
Because poisoning consumers by ramping up plastic production is good for economic growth... for now☠️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Because poisoning consumers by ramping up plastic production is good for economic growth... for now☠️
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Sometimes, the quiet beauty of the forest is found in the smallest details. A leaf resting in the snow, touched by delicate snowflakes—nature’s elegance in its purest form. #WinterElegance #SimpleBeauty #ForestWhispers
#Nature
#Nature
February 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Sometimes, the quiet beauty of the forest is found in the smallest details. A leaf resting in the snow, touched by delicate snowflakes—nature’s elegance in its purest form. #WinterElegance #SimpleBeauty #ForestWhispers
#Nature
#Nature
A UN study shows 1 in 20 items in global supply chains is plastic, harming both people and the planet. The waste trade exports plastic, fueling pollution and environmental damage. We must reduce plastic production.
#PlasticPollution #WasteTrade #PlasticFree #SustainableFuture
#PlasticPollution #WasteTrade #PlasticFree #SustainableFuture
Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying (Gift Article)
The world’s poorer nations have never stopped being receptacles for the West’s rubbish.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A UN study shows 1 in 20 items in global supply chains is plastic, harming both people and the planet. The waste trade exports plastic, fueling pollution and environmental damage. We must reduce plastic production.
#PlasticPollution #WasteTrade #PlasticFree #SustainableFuture
#PlasticPollution #WasteTrade #PlasticFree #SustainableFuture
The fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion has always been the right side of history. Those against it? Never the good guys. #DEI #EqualityForAll #DiversityIsPower #InclusionMatters #ProgressOverPerfection #JusticeForEveryone
February 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion has always been the right side of history. Those against it? Never the good guys. #DEI #EqualityForAll #DiversityIsPower #InclusionMatters #ProgressOverPerfection #JusticeForEveryone
Plastic is everywhere, even inside us. Microplastics are showing up in breast milk, placentas, and hearts. I'm working with Mary Kosuth and the Coalition for Plastic Reduction MN to fight for a healthier, plastic-free future. #PlasticReductionMN
#Microplastics
#EndPlasticPollution
#PlasticFreeFuture
#Microplastics
#EndPlasticPollution
#PlasticFreeFuture
Can microplastics harm us?
Plastic is everywhere, from synthetic clothing to take-out food containers. Now we know it’s also in our bodies. MPR News guest host Euan Kerr talks with a doctor and a researcher about microplastics ...
www.mprnews.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Plastic is everywhere, even inside us. Microplastics are showing up in breast milk, placentas, and hearts. I'm working with Mary Kosuth and the Coalition for Plastic Reduction MN to fight for a healthier, plastic-free future. #PlasticReductionMN
#Microplastics
#EndPlasticPollution
#PlasticFreeFuture
#Microplastics
#EndPlasticPollution
#PlasticFreeFuture
Found a tree in the winter woods with some funky growth on it. Is it fungi? Is it mushrooms? Who knows, but it’s definitely got a little winter flair. #TreeFashion #WinterMystery #WhatIsThatThing
#forest
#winterhike
#forest
#winterhike
February 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Found a tree in the winter woods with some funky growth on it. Is it fungi? Is it mushrooms? Who knows, but it’s definitely got a little winter flair. #TreeFashion #WinterMystery #WhatIsThatThing
#forest
#winterhike
#forest
#winterhike
Winter's touch: iced alder branches swaying in the forest breeze.
#WinterVibes
#FrozenNature
#AlderTrees
#WinterWonders
#ForestMagic
#IcedBranches
#NatureInspiration
#WinterBreeze
#SnowyScenes
#FrozenBeauty
#WinterVibes
#FrozenNature
#AlderTrees
#WinterWonders
#ForestMagic
#IcedBranches
#NatureInspiration
#WinterBreeze
#SnowyScenes
#FrozenBeauty
February 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Winter's touch: iced alder branches swaying in the forest breeze.
#WinterVibes
#FrozenNature
#AlderTrees
#WinterWonders
#ForestMagic
#IcedBranches
#NatureInspiration
#WinterBreeze
#SnowyScenes
#FrozenBeauty
#WinterVibes
#FrozenNature
#AlderTrees
#WinterWonders
#ForestMagic
#IcedBranches
#NatureInspiration
#WinterBreeze
#SnowyScenes
#FrozenBeauty
Nature's quiet beauty, where the forest breathes and the snow whispers.
#WinterWonders #ForestMagic #NatureInBloom #SnowyScenes
#Nature
#WinterWonders #ForestMagic #NatureInBloom #SnowyScenes
#Nature
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Nature's quiet beauty, where the forest breathes and the snow whispers.
#WinterWonders #ForestMagic #NatureInBloom #SnowyScenes
#Nature
#WinterWonders #ForestMagic #NatureInBloom #SnowyScenes
#Nature
Reposted by Sherry Hastings
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳