Mike Belliveau, Bend the Curve

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16 January 2025 15:47

"The most prolific corporate lobby on the PFAS restriction is the major producer Chemours (a spin-off business from DuPont ...) " ... "Other particularly active lobbyists include those from the battery; medical technology and pharmaceutical; semi-conductor and other manufacturing sectors."

Mike Belliveau, Bend the Curve

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16 January 2025 15:47

FDA is a follower, not a leader, taking action only after Europe and California moved and decades after the science. Symptomatic of FDA's broken chemical safety system for food additives and food contact chemicals ...

Harvard Public Health magazine

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16 January 2025 15:47

The number of women who reported using cannabis while they were pregnant doubled between 2002 and 2017. Emerging research has found that children who have had prenatal exposure are more likely to struggle with mental health issues in adolescence.

David Corn

davidcorn.bsky.social

16 January 2025 15:46

SCOOP: Insiders at a RFK Jr.-led nonprofit questioned why & how he funneled $67 million to a small environmental group he & a hedge-fund billionaire helped set up in the Bahamas. One board member resigned over this, noting he couldn't get RFK to explain it. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Michael Pummell

michaelpummell.bsky.social

16 January 2025 15:14

The misinformation posted on Facebook has grown to an intolerable level. I have begun recruiting friends on Facebook to make the transition to Bluesky. Can any of you discuss if you were in a similar situation, and how successful you’ve been.