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/
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I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
How a small community fought for justice after finding forever chemicals in drinking water
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm bowled over by how beautifully NewsHour distilled the story of the community I had the privilege of following for my book. A heartfelt thanks to William Brangham and his crew for lifting up the voices of residents and spreading awareness about the scourge of #PFAS.
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
youtube.com/watch?v=cJYU...
Excellent piece by @newshour.bsky.social based on They Poisoned the World. Hoping it shifts regulations to stem the production of PFAS chemicals.
Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Excellent piece by @newshour.bsky.social based on They Poisoned the World. Hoping it shifts regulations to stem the production of PFAS chemicals.
Those causing the problem don’t belong in negotiations to solve it.
The world’s biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts to engage in climate talks.
At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy
The world's biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts in global climate talks.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Those causing the problem don’t belong in negotiations to solve it.
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A quote which bears repeating as U.S. automakers accelerate their surrender to China, and Americans pay more and more for their products.
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A quote which bears repeating as U.S. automakers accelerate their surrender to China, and Americans pay more and more for their products.
It’s time to discuss setting up a fund that Californians can send our federal taxes to to make up for funds and resources taken by this administration.
Several states (including California, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin) have announced that they’ve begun processing full food stamp payments. Thank you to those states for stepping up to support families in need!
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It’s time to discuss setting up a fund that Californians can send our federal taxes to to make up for funds and resources taken by this administration.
Excellent suggestion.
Daniel Brown contributed to what we should all do when referring to the perverted agencies under the DJT regime.
The Trump EPA
The Trump CDC
The Trump FCC
The Trump FAA
The Trump FDA
The Trump BLM
The Trump ... All of them, they're all perversions of their intended function, deliberately. Name them.
The Trump EPA
The Trump CDC
The Trump FCC
The Trump FAA
The Trump FDA
The Trump BLM
The Trump ... All of them, they're all perversions of their intended function, deliberately. Name them.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Excellent suggestion.
This is absolutely appalling. #PFAS chemicals are extremely resistant to breakdown processes, guaranteeing this stuff will build up in the environment. I learned as an undergrad chem major that anything becomes a poison at high enough concentrations.
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is absolutely appalling. #PFAS chemicals are extremely resistant to breakdown processes, guaranteeing this stuff will build up in the environment. I learned as an undergrad chem major that anything becomes a poison at high enough concentrations.
Yes!
You know what would be really funny?
Let’s tell the fossil fuel and Big Ag lobbyists that the next COP is going in the middle of the Sahara…And keep the *real* location a secret, only shared with international diplomats and climate policy experts?
Let’s tell the fossil fuel and Big Ag lobbyists that the next COP is going in the middle of the Sahara…And keep the *real* location a secret, only shared with international diplomats and climate policy experts?
a man stands in a desert surrounded by cactus plants
ALT: a man stands in a desert surrounded by cactus plants
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Yes!
I learned decades ago that chemicals that are PBTs (persistent, bioaccumulate, toxic) should be produced sparingly, if at all. Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) hit all points. Their production in mass quantities has contaminated our air, water, land, and our bodies. Enough!
#PFASban
#PFASban
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I learned decades ago that chemicals that are PBTs (persistent, bioaccumulate, toxic) should be produced sparingly, if at all. Per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) hit all points. Their production in mass quantities has contaminated our air, water, land, and our bodies. Enough!
#PFASban
#PFASban
Another couple of devastating losses for ethical journalism.
For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Another couple of devastating losses for ethical journalism.
I keep seeing people say that methane, 80x more potent than CO2, disappears from the atmosphere more quickly - decades vs centuries. True. However, most atmospheric methane oxidizes to form CO2, a much longer-lived climate disruptor.
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I keep seeing people say that methane, 80x more potent than CO2, disappears from the atmosphere more quickly - decades vs centuries. True. However, most atmospheric methane oxidizes to form CO2, a much longer-lived climate disruptor.
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
That’s why eliminating methane emissions is critical.
#Climate
From ten years ago today. Sadly, still the case.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
From ten years ago today. Sadly, still the case.
What could have been.
Remembering for the umpteenth time just today that we could have had the smart lady and the coach instead.
November 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What could have been.
Already did. Got a kick out of these banners over the highway in Santa Rosa this morning. Ignored the ones on the sides.
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Already did. Got a kick out of these banners over the highway in Santa Rosa this morning. Ignored the ones on the sides.
Nature heals. 🌲💚
Yes, solutions for nature are also solutions for health!
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
This new analysis finds urban greening is "associated with a wide range of positive health outcomes including improved physical and mental health, increased physical activity, improved childhood development, and reduced exposure to harms."
Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Nature heals. 🌲💚
Just donated to the DC Capital food bank to help cover needs of federal workers being impacted by this shutdown. Join me if you can.
www.capitalareafoodbank.org?utm_referrer...
www.capitalareafoodbank.org?utm_referrer...
Food Bank for the Washington, DC, Region | Capital Area Food Bank
The Capital Area Food serves the entire Washington, DC, metropolitan region, providing meals to thousands of people a day while also addressing the root causes of hunger.
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Just donated to the DC Capital food bank to help cover needs of federal workers being impacted by this shutdown. Join me if you can.
www.capitalareafoodbank.org?utm_referrer...
www.capitalareafoodbank.org?utm_referrer...
This holiday season, give the gift of a stronger community rather than another yacht for a billionaire.
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This holiday season, give the gift of a stronger community rather than another yacht for a billionaire.
It’s why I moved my funds from Chase to a credit union.
No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds
‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSE
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It’s why I moved my funds from Chase to a credit union.
Ants wisely face off with infectious disease by changing behavior and redesigning their nests. Would that all members of human society behaved similarly.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Some ant architects design a colony to cut the risk of disease. Humans, take note!
One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new study shows how they do it.
www.npr.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Ants wisely face off with infectious disease by changing behavior and redesigning their nests. Would that all members of human society behaved similarly.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
“If you think about saying something and you decide it’s not safe to do it, you’ve already lost your right to free speech.”
Heather Cox Richardson
#NoKingsDay
Heather Cox Richardson
#NoKingsDay
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“If you think about saying something and you decide it’s not safe to do it, you’ve already lost your right to free speech.”
Heather Cox Richardson
#NoKingsDay
Heather Cox Richardson
#NoKingsDay
“Today, many economists believe that more than half of the country’s economic growth is the result of our government’s investment in basic research.” Rita Colwell, in A Lab of One’s Own
#ScienceMatters
#ScienceMatters
October 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“Today, many economists believe that more than half of the country’s economic growth is the result of our government’s investment in basic research.” Rita Colwell, in A Lab of One’s Own
#ScienceMatters
#ScienceMatters
An excellent article detailing the increasing evidence on microplastics in our bodies and what you can do to reduce your exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds
The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
An excellent article detailing the increasing evidence on microplastics in our bodies and what you can do to reduce your exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
Congratulations Nobel Prize-winner Maria Corina Machado! A win for democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.
www.npr.org
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Congratulations Nobel Prize-winner Maria Corina Machado! A win for democracy.
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
A definite YES vote on Prop 50 to fight back against GOP gerrymandering.
October 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A definite YES vote on Prop 50 to fight back against GOP gerrymandering.