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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Digging into a riveting new project. Details to come...

Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

LA friends & family, please join me at the @latimesfob! I’ll be speaking with brilliant authors Gardiner Harris & Elizabeth Burch about a timely topic that will make your blood boil: “Crimes of Science & Health: Evil Corporations, Dark Money, and What It Means for Our Future." #PFAS

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I'm speechless. They Poisoned the World is a finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award! #PFAS pen.org/press-releas...

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Some news, as they say: The German edition of They Poisoned the World comes out on Feb. 25. You can preorder here: www.oekom.de/buch/die-ver... #PFAS

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

If you haven't picked up your copy of They Poisoned the World, this is a great opportunity. TODAY ONLY, it's available for $2 wherever you buy ebooks. bookshop.org/p/books/they... #PFAS

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

WOAH! @sciam has named They Poisoned the World one of the four best books of 2025! I am so grateful and honored 🙏🙏 #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Talk about Orwellian. The Trump @EPA just put out a press release claiming #PFAS molecules that persist in environment for MILLIONS OF YEARS are not “forever chemicals.” They are, according to scientists! www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Mark my words: History will remember celebrity chefs like Rachel Ray, who helped kill California's ban on #PFAS in cookware and consumer goods, in the same light as they remember the mercenary scientists who shilled for Big Tobacco. #FoveverChemicals #Plastic #DuPontKnew

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom of California just vetoed a bill that would have banned #PFAS in cookware and other consumer products. Given California's market clout, this is massive blow to public health.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

This was really fun! Thanks to @cleanairmoms-ga.bsky.social for the fantastic questions. #PFAS #Climate #ForeverChemicals #Plastic www.momscleanairforce.org/climate-ques...

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The U.S. government, which developed toxic forever chemicals and is one of the leading sources of #PFAS contamination worldwide, is delaying clean-up around its installations. This has serious implications for the health of military families and communities everywhere. @crownpublishing.bsky.social

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I'm really looking forward to speaking alongside so many authors I admire at @texasbookfest. I hope to see some you there! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #NarrativeNonfiction texasbookfestival.org

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

NEW: Republicans in Congress are pushing a "sweeping repeal" of hard-won measures to protect service members, veterans, and military communities from #PFAS contamination, which is rampant on U.S. military bases. #ForeverChemicals www.ewg.org/news-insight...

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Psyched to see THEY POISONED THE WORLD on @RalphNader's list of books to read this summer! www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/14/s... #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @crownpublishing.bsky.social @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I'm blown away by this review in The American Scholar. It likens THEY POISONED THE WORLD to Rachel Carson's SILENT SPRING, which ignited the modern environmental movement, and goes on to call my book a "masterly exposé" & "critical reading for us all." #PFAS theamericanscholar.org/sticking-wit...

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

My hometown showed up in a big way for my book event at Politics and Prose on Friday. What an incredible evening. I am humbled and grateful. #PFAS @crownpublishing.bsky.social

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

It was such an honor to discuss They Poisoned the World with legendary lawyer Robert Bilott in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Thank you, Rob, for your enthusiastic support and the fascinating conversation. I will never forget it. @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I had an amazing conversation about my book with @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, the influential environmentalist and best-selling author, for her podcast, What If We Get it Right? Below are a few clips and a link to the full episode. 1/ open.spotify.com/episode/1yoJ... @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I am thrilled and honored to be sharing the stage with Rob Bilott, the lawyer who brought #PFAS to the world's attention, at event in Cincinnati on Tuesday, 5/20. Rob's amazing story was featured in the film Dark Waters and his autobiography, Exposure. @crownpublishing.bsky.social #foreverchemicals

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I'm REALLY looking forward to my conversation with @virginiagewin.bsky.social at @powells.bsky.social this Sunday. If you're in Portland, please join us!

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

In the coming days, I'll be discussing my book with journalists and advocates at more events across the country, conversations that are especially timely & urgent in light of the breaking news about the @EPA rolling back/delaying limits on #PFAS in drinking water. 1/ @crownpublishing.bsky.social

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

On Saturday 5/18 I'll be at the world's largest independent bookshop, @powells.bsky.social in Portland, OR, with @virginiagewin.bsky.social. I'm so looking forward to my conversations with these brilliant journalists and authors! 4/

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I'll be hitting the West Coast this week with book events in four of my favorite cities. TOMORROW 5/12 I'll be at Town Hall Seattle with @monicaguzs.bsky.social 1/ @townhallseattle.bsky.social @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Today is the day! After eight long years, They Poisoned the World, is out. The book interweaves the moving story of a small town on the frontlines of an epic global crisis with a deep investigation of one the most brazen cover-ups in corporate history. 1/

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Yes, yes I will. I have an event in DC next week

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I'm so grateful to Booklist for this amazing starred review and for really getting what my book is all about. @crownpublishing.bsky.social #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

From Clayton Page Aldern 💫 4/

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

From the amazing Elizabeth Kolbert 💫2/

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Some of the authors I admire most have read my book, THEY POISONED THE WORLD, and they have really good things to say about! I honestly couldn't be more grateful. You can preorder your copy below. 1/ #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @crownpublishing.bsky.social www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198...

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

One of the things I love about my neighborhood is the Bird Calls Phone, a defunct payphone that plays a continuous steam of bird song, one of the most calming sounds on earth.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Thirty U.S. states have adopted their own restrictions, including several wholesale bans on PFAS in consumer goods that take effect this year. And more than 130 additional bills are in the pipeline. Even deep-red states like Texas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma are weighing crackdowns.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The other thread tells the story of four families living on the frontlines of the forever chemical crisis and their battle to get their community clean drinking water.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

These companies began secretly testing their workers and finding links to birth defects, cancer, and other serious diseases. But they buried most of these findings and continued spreading these chemicals around the world.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It’s filled with damning revelations dating back to the 1940s, when the U.S. began developing PFAS as part of a secret Manhattan Project chemistry program. By 1945, government scientists had determined that these chemicals were highly toxic and were accumulating in human blood.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I’ve spent the last 8 years working on a book about forever chemicals, or #PFAS, and the chemical industry’s decades-long campaign to cover up their dangers. What I discovered along the way is deeply disturbing, and yet the journey has left me hopeful. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198...

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This is a great idea. The Wayback Machine is the perfect tool for preserving information that certain powerful forces would rather see erased.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Happy holidays, everyone! Here’s a shot of my son meeting our new niece. ❤️

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

So, I’m officially done reviewing the copy edit of the book I’ve been working on for the last eight years. Next up, page proofs! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #Plastic

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