Natalie Exum, PhD
@nataliegexum.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of environmental health and engineering @JohnsHopkinsSPH, bridging the gap between public health and water systems. Mother to 4. Lots of poop talk.
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The White House projects its FY 2026 budget would result in over 75,000 lost research jobs and over 150,000 fewer students and teachers who engage with STEM programs and research nationwide.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The White House projects its FY 2026 budget would result in over 75,000 lost research jobs and over 150,000 fewer students and teachers who engage with STEM programs and research nationwide.
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Important to point out here that many of these now cancelled EPA Community Change grants were awarded under the Biden administration and went to communities in red states that are neglected by their own state governments
September 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Important to point out here that many of these now cancelled EPA Community Change grants were awarded under the Biden administration and went to communities in red states that are neglected by their own state governments
This is an excellent piece by @nickkristof.bsky.social “Environmental health is hard. It requires juggling trade-offs and making complex choices with insufficient knowledge.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
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Opinion | The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us
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September 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is an excellent piece by @nickkristof.bsky.social “Environmental health is hard. It requires juggling trade-offs and making complex choices with insufficient knowledge.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Another reason to hate golf: “living within a mile of a golf course more than doubles a person’s odds of developing Parkinson’s”
September 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Another reason to hate golf: “living within a mile of a golf course more than doubles a person’s odds of developing Parkinson’s”
Glad they got me on record using my most scientific terms
August 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Glad they got me on record using my most scientific terms
This study found that embassy air monitoring program substantially reduced pollution and premature death. Thats a great ROI: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
US Embassy air-quality tweets led to global health benefits | PNAS
The World Health Organization estimates that over 90% of the world’s population is
exposed to hazardous levels of local air pollution. Air pollutio...
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March 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This study found that embassy air monitoring program substantially reduced pollution and premature death. Thats a great ROI: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...