Melanie Benesh
melaniebenesh.bsky.social
Melanie Benesh
@melaniebenesh.bsky.social
Toxics law and policy @ Environmental Working Group. Adjunct professor @ Georgetown Law. Nebraskan. Dessert enthusiast. Runner. Single mom.
This EPA announcement is functionally granting the chemical industry wishlist for changing chemical safety assessments
March 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump and RFK campaigned on getting toxic chemicals out of food. But you can’t do that without scientists & staffing up the chemicals office has been a challenge for years. Axing the new hires means MAHA is off to a rough start apnews.com/article/fda-...
February 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Pretty astounding thing for a US Senator to say
February 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This from @politico.com is what I can’t stop thinking about
February 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Interesting though that he would say "farming is the biggest polluter in the world"
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Wondering if Russo's emphasis on "pharmaceutical contamination" is a wink to Students for Life's campaign to co-opt environmental laws to ban mifepristone

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February 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Finally, someone with the correct take on #Red3. @hbottemiller.bsky.social @foodfixco.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM