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SEHN engages communities and governments in the effective application of science to protect and restore public and ecosystem health. sehn.org
NEW! Updated gas appliance section of the 9th ed #fracking science Compendium, w/ nearly 3x the number of studies we had 2 yrs ago. More data on carcinogenic & respiratory-harming emissions, and health & economic benefits of converting gas appliances to #electric.
W/ @psr.org
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November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Our October 2025 newsletter is up! Read about AI and #DataCenters, #fracking on both sides of the U.S. southern border, and moving toward a morally mature culture.

And a little bit about Helianthus angustifolius L., or, the swamp- or narrowleaf sunflower. 🌻

www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/10...
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Our September 2025 newsletter is out! Featuring: more on #water, #DataCenters & #CCS; Sandra Steingraber's recent fact-finding trip to the #PermianBasin with Oilfield Witness, and browse our staff's recommendations of insightful and inspiring writings and conversations.

www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/9/...
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Where will the water come from? (Aquifer? Lake? Reservoir? River?)"

Our September 2025 newsletter has questions to help determine the #water footprint of planned #DataCenters and #CCS projects.

If you can't get answers, that's important info in its own right.

www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/9/...
September 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Clouds that make clouds. Read @ssteingraber1.bsky.social's new column that describes what the impacts of humidity-augmenting monocultural corn fields have in common with the impacts of many data centers, in this month's "Repercussion Section":

www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/8/...
August 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our August newsletter is up & it's all about the #water. 💦 This is beautiful #SenecaLake in New York State, threatened by bitcoin "mining." MANY other bodies of water, and water supplies, are threatened by these rapidly ⬆️ industrial sites for crypto and for data storage.
www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/8/...
August 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Pipelines pollute the air, contaminate our wetlands and waterways, and pose leak and explosion hazards.
NEW information sheet from health professionals, on the threat that new fracked gas #pipelines pose to #NewYork and neighboring states. #NoNewPipelines
#NESE #Constitution
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August 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Our July 2025 newsletter: #Microplastics, Macro Consequences: soaring #plastic pollution levels + health implications. SEHN's Ted Schettler & @ssteingraber1.bsky.social provide history, science & discussion of where responsibility lies in dealing w/ this massive problem.
www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/7/...
July 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Moving away from gas-fired appliances, incl #GasStoves, has large health & #climate benefits. Join 2 of our staff members June 10 to learn about the risks of gas & the all-electric solution! W/ @nyforcleanpower.org, @rewiringamerica.bsky.social, @fwwnewyork.bsky.social, @ssteingraber1.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
NEW! 🗞️ Our May 2025 newsletter is up! 🗽
Please read & share two takes on the maybe-great state of #NewYork: its current chance to lead on #climate, and a fascinating look at a past accomplishment, penned respectively by @carmio.bsky.social & @ssteingraber1.bsky.social
www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/5/...
May 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"I cannot think of a more important time to study the way knowledge is stored and restored, presented and represented."

Lovely piece, "So That Our Stories Might Outlive the Coming Hurricane Seasons," by our board member, Jade Woods:

#LibraryScience #Libraries #Archives
www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/4/...
April 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New! 🗞️ Hear from our ED @carolynraff.bsky.social on uncertainty, community & beauty + related pieces by board member Jade Woods & senior scientist/writer-in-residence @ssteingraber1.bsky.social. Sandra offers a Spring 2025 poem + reflections on recent #WHO conference. www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/4/...
April 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🗞️ Our March 2025 newsletter, the Networker, is UP!
Please read about our ongoing commitments as an organization, plus updates on the topics of #water, #fracking, and #Women'sHistoryMonth!
With @ssteingraber1.bsky.social and @carmio.bsky.social
www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/3/...
March 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
February 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW: Our Feb 2025 newsletter! In it,
@ssteingraber1.bsky.social writes, "Here’s a thing I learned recently: In ancient Rome, havoc was not a state of disorder that happened to get wreaked. It was an official military order." Read our scholars' thoughts on these days: www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/2/...
February 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NEW: #CCS Action Network!
Learn about opportunities to stop the carbon capture industry's attacks on our communities, and how we can come together to build a strong movement to stop them.
Launch is this Thursday, follow the link to the calendar.
www.carboncapturefacts.org/ccs-action-n...
February 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
📌 Want to fight wasteful, dangerous carbon capture and storage projects? The new #CCS Action Network is bringing together communities to fight CCS #pipelines & wells, and giveaways to the fossil fuel industry.
Register to join the February 13th launch here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Don't miss our Jan. 2025 newsletter, in which 3 of our SEHN thinker-writers address the #PlasticsCrisis... linked to many other crises we're currently navigating. Please read, learn & share! W/ Drs. @rebecca-altman.bsky.social, @ssteingraber1.bsky.social & Ted Schettler

www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/1/...
January 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
1st newsletter of the year! #Plastics pollution—from visible to microscopic—is everywhere... in the ocean, in our organs, in the ash from the L.A. fires. Please read pieces from @carmio.bsky.social, @rebecca-altman.bsky.social, @ssteingraber1.bsky.social & Ted Schettler www.sehn.org/sehn/2025/1/...
January 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM