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Gabriel Filippelli

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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Even in Honolulu, you have to be very careful when messing around with contaminated soils during development-and certainly don’t pile them next to communities! hntrbrk.com/investigatio...
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Honolulu’s Toxic Train Line
A contractor on America's priciest rail line stockpiles lead-laced soil in Honolulu's poorest, densest neighborhoods. Our tests suggest dust may be drifting.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Never thought our work on the evolution of trees would be included in a story about sharks, but hey-must be Shark Week somewhere! scienceblog.com/d-sharks-hav...
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Sharks have existed for roughly 450 million years, and for the first 60 million of them, there wasn't a single tree anywhere on the planet — just mosses and liverworts a few centimetres tall, clinging...
The planet's most perfectly adapted predator emerged half a billion years ago, long before forests existed, and possibly without teeth to show for it.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
As thousands are dying from a brutal, climate-charged heatwave in Europe, and the US is bracing for one next week, I re-up this piece I wrote on the need to prepare for our hotter future Free for all to read, courtesy of @agugeohealth.bsky.social agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Our Hot Future Has Arrived—Are We Prepared?
The impacts of climate change and extreme heat on human health are increasingly severe Institutions need to better protect public health in the face of a warming planet GeoHealth initiatives are...
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Applications due next week - please share and apply!
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Classmates solar beats dirty coal…forever! apple.news/AB2jyAepuTSy...
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America's Solar Just Hit a Critical Milestone That Won't Make Trump Happy — Gizmodo
Despite the Trump administration's efforts to revitalize domestic coal power, renewables continue to set new records.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Including one of my pithier quotes: “I consider lead water pipes lurking time bombs that might not ever explode, but when they do, catastrophe ensues” www.indystar.com/story/news/e...
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Citizens program replaces customers' lead pipes in Indy neighborhood
Almost all of the drinking water service lines in one of Indy's near northwest neighborhoods are made of lead. They're finally getting replaced.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Coal is dying, and I say “good riddance”
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 29/04/2026
If a strong El Niño develops in 2026 (quite likely now), the main effects on global temps will be in 2027. This is because there is historically a lag of about three months between when El Niño peaks (generally in Nov/Dec) and when the biggest effect occurs:
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
And one of those lost employees was my former post-doc, a brilliant geochemist hired into his dream job just to be dismissed two months later in the”great knowledge purge”
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Countering the long legacy of poisonous lead, with some thoughts from me👇🏻 flatwaterfreepress.org/what-you-sho...
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What You Should Know About Lead Contamination in Omaha - Flatwater Free Press
For more than a century, factories spewed toxic dust across the city, contaminating the soil and causing lead poisoning. We talked to experts about how to stay safe from lead exposure.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Holy leaded Robins, Batman! Now you know how organisms like the ubiquitous American Robin are impacted by urban pollution link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Region- and season-specific exposure to lead in a common North American songbird - Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology - Although birds have been used globally as bioindicators of heavy metals, the determinants and physiological consequences of their exposure to heavy metals remain poorly understood....
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Drinking water questions?👇🏻 www.indystar.com/story/news/e...
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When and how to test for clean drinking water in Indiana
These are some potential solutions for Hoosiers who are worried about contaminants in their drinking water.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Well, look at that-under cover of darkness, finally a commemoration of the valiant Capitol Police who had to fight off an Insurrection
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The rising environmental and health costs of unregulated data center growth, including some thoughts from me How data centers in Indy will impact your health and environment mirrorindy.org/data-center-...
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How data centers in Indy will impact your health and environment
Southsiders worry about health risks. A data center company isn’t answering questions.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
More from me on much-needed funding to protect children from lead poisoning kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. That’s a Problem for Cash-Strapped Cities. - KFF Health News
Congress and the Trump administration are rolling back some lead remediation resources. Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems could give cash-strapped cities id...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
My new Commentary on the disasterous decision to pull back from pollution controls that protect children from toxic mercury Also bad for climate, btw… www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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How poisonous mercury can get from coal‑fired power plants into fish you eat
For years, people fishing along the banks of the White River that winds through Indianapolis were met by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they catch. One of those risks was mercury poisonin...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
With some thoughts from me… Get the Lead Out: How New Orleans can reduce toxic heavy metal exposure veritenews.org/2026/02/25/h...
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Get the Lead Out: How New Orleans can reduce toxic heavy metal exposure - Verite News New Orleans
Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems may give New Orleans a roadmap to cleaning its pollution.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Seems a rebrand for the EPA is due How about the “Environmental Pollution Agency?” My thoughts on the disastrous decision to keep coal plants Spewing toxic mercury into our air www.seattlepi.com/news/how-poi...
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How poisonous mercury can get from coal-fired power plants into fish you eat – EPA weakens rules meant to lower the risk
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
How has your country's climate changed over the past century? Find out here:
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Massive raw sewage spill into the Potomac this month-barely made the news even though it is likely the biggest such spill in US history (stat courtesy of @nytimes.com )
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Have you heard that Iowa is looking to become a player in the hydrogen economy? bsky.app/profile/iowa...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Clean, green hydrogen is on the ropes because of this Administration’s philosophy of “pollution good, clean bad” Some thoughts from me and others www.therepublic.com/2026/02/07/c...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Had a great opportunity to have a lunch with Erin Brokovich when she visited Indiana University this week, along with phenomenal colleagues! What a force of nature, and dogged supporter of environmental justice
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
When you regulate carbon emissions, you are also regulating direct and indirect contamination that sickens and kills millions This Administration continues to go the wrong way for Americans, and the health of the planet apple.news/AK2Jk0UD1RBq...
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Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change — The Associated Press
The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Gavin Foster @thefosterlab.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The scientific case is won, the Paris Agreement means all the countries of the world agreed to action, yet it still remains a challenge to shift the dial. Some good news here but depressing that climate change action remains political. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Communicating the need for climate action - Nature Climate Change
It is essential to understand the best way to frame a persuasive message aimed at increasing concern about climate change and support for pro-environmental action. Now a Registered Report presents a l...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The long legacy of soil lead continues to burden children-particularly horrifying that this occurs in children’s playgrounds! veritenews.org/2026/02/05/p...
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Unsafe lead levels found in half of New Orleans playgrounds
Verite News tested lead levels at more than 80 parks. Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Yep, you read that right👇🏻
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
We are awash in dirty oil already! The world has too much oil right now. Will companies want Venezuela’s? - NPR
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
‘Death by 1,000 cuts': How EPA policy changes will affect Indiana Some thoughts from me and others (but my quote got the headline!) www.indystar.com/story/news/e...
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'Death by 1,000 cuts': How EPA policy changes will affect Indiana
The Environmental Protection Agency methodically deregulated and rolled back environmental protections this year under the Trump administration. Here's how Hoosiers have been affected.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Check out our newest work in Springer on the sources of excess nutrients in urban watersheds rdcu.be/eXKAb
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Assessing Nitrogen Risks in Urban Watersheds: Insights from the Upper White River in Marion County, Indiana
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Duke Energy Florida trolls Republicans over their love affair with coal by releasing a press release describing how they've avoided the cost to buy fossil fuels by generating renewable energy resulting in 44% savings. #EnergySky www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
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Duke Energy Florida customers will save more than $1 billion in energy costs from company's 2025 infrastructure investments
/PRNewswire/ -- Throughout 2025, Duke Energy Florida teams have completed many targeted investments designed to boost energy reliability, reduce customer rates...
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Sunday News: “The Year in Climate”; “Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025”; “Pausing Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is lunacy” and more | A powerful collection of today’s headlines via Lowkell for @bluevirginia.bsky.social: bluevirginia.us/2025/12/sund...
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Sunday News: “The Year in Climate”; “Zelensky says Russia ‘doesn’t want peace'”; “What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration”; “Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025”; “Pausing Dominion’s Coastal Virgin...
by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, December 28. The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Ter...
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Matt Nesvet @nesvet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Today's ChicagoTribune.com covers a study I've been working on w/ gabefilippelli.bsky.social (IUI Center for Urban Health), other researchers & SE Chi env justice groups. We used citizen science to find env toxins in & around a brownfield steel plant. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/14/c...
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Southeast Side residents push for benefits as Chicago quantum campus moves forward
Activists want a meet with the developer and state representatives to secure a community benefits agreement.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Our latest on water pollution and human health risks link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Seasonal dynamics of groundwater pollution and health risks in municipal solid waste-affected urban settlements of Bengaluru, Kolkata and Durgapur, India - Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Groundwater contamination is a concern for drinking and domestic supply across India. Escalating volumes of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, and unsystematic dumping with the rapid urbanization...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Happy to be part of the team to explore human impacts on a critical global nutrient cycle www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Human alterations to global riverine phosphorus fluxes to the ocean
River phosphorus flux has declined in the Northern Hemisphere but increased in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Check out our newest work, which is open access and quantifies a policy-relevant “floor effect” in environmental justice: even with perfect spatial equity, substantial health disparities remain driven by susceptibility www.mdpi.com/2813-4168/3/...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Cost of installed solar is Australia? $1/W Cost of installed solar in the USA? $2.50/W This is why Australia is killing it wrt solar and wind generation
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Prognostication from the Prof👇🏻 www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...
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IU expert explains extremes of this week’s weather
The temperature is expected to reach a high of 70 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
What an amazing presentation, @katharinehayhoe.com at our Spirit & Place event tonight, and thanks for the kind shoutouts to our programs and fellows at the Indiana University Environmental resilience Institute!
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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Recent consumer reports find some protein powders contain lead
How much protein you need depends on your goals and should be tailored to your body and training plan.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Lead poisoning at shooting ranges-plus some of my thoughts on this tragic issue www.wthr.com/article/news...
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Avon gun range closes amid state investigation into reports of high lead levels
13 Investigates has confirmed the state is investigating an Avon gun range after a former employee said he developed lead poisoning on the job.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Some farmers see dry conditions as a positive —corn and soybeans could dry more quickly after harvest; however, there’s a downside - grain dust. Not only would the dust be produced from harvesting them, the plants have accumulated dust from soil around them indianaeconomicdigest.net/Content/Defa...
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Grain dust as Hoosier farmers harvest millions of acres of corn and soybeans stirs up risk of lung ailments
While grain dust is an occupational hazard for farmers, it can also trigger asthma symptoms in others living nearby
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Indy researchers join effort to fill gaps in climate science mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
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Science organizations working to collect climate science after Trump budget cuts
Local governments use predictions about heat and weather to plan things like mosquito control and where to build levees.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Yikes! Typhus too? Another serious climate sensitive disease is making a huge comeback in the US. Let's clean up our energy supplies, transportation options, and food systems so we can protect our loved ones and the climate on which all human life depends. @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Typhus, a disease once nearly eradicated in the U.S., is on the rise in Texas
Texas is seeing an explosion of cases of typhus, a disease that – if untreated – can be fatal. Typhus was almost eradicated from the United States, but now it's making a comeback.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
The lather, rinse and repeat cycle of climate denialism, all while climate-charged disasters are putting their lies on full display www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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Trump team readies more attacks on mainstream climate science
The plans include a public debate on global warming. Scientists say that falsely implies the major tenets of climate research are unsettled.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Happy to be on the team that looked at exposure to smoke from low intensity wildfires and impacts on global health www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Increasing global human exposure to wildland fires despite declining burned area
Although half of Earth’s population resides in the wildland-urban interface, human exposure to wildland fires remains unquantified. We show that the population directly exposed to wildland fires incre...
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Summer brings warm days, and also increased risks of harmful lead exposure to your little kiddos indianapolisrecorder.com/summer-heat-...
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Summer heat raises childhood lead exposure risk, experts warn  - Indianapolis Recorder
Heat, drought and increased outdoor play are rising this summer in Indianapolis, and with them comes renewed concern over lead exposure.
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Gabriel Filippelli @gabefilippelli.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Great article by my Aussie friends on birds as a sentinel of urban pollution theconversation.com/the-canary-i...
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The canary in the concrete jungle: how polluted towns make sparrows frail, anxious and old before their time
New research on house sparrows in three Australian towns revealed subtle but disturbing effects of pollution. If city living is harming birds, what about people?
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climatedrum.bsky.social @climatedrum.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
A phenomenal episode with my two favorite Gabes working on environment and health in Indiana. Gabe it a listen! @gbosslet.bsky.social @gabefilippelli.bsky.social #medsky #energysky #hoosiersky
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