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Madeleine LK Scammell

@mscammell.bsky.social
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Environmental Health Scientist, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA. Professor, Boston University School of Public Health. Board member, Science & Environmental Health Network.

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Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN) @sehnetwork.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
“There’s really nobody anymore that will be looking out, with a comprehensive, independent perspective, at the quality of our environment and the quality of our health.” —Dr. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, who led the EPA research office under first Trump administration www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...
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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.
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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
“When we have the energy locally, we also have local resilience, and we have a strong social fabric, which gives us a different kind of power," @mscammell.bsky.social tells @dialogueearth.bsky.social. In her town of Chelsea, MA, microgrids help supply reliable electricity.
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How local energy networks are saving lives across the world
In the US and the Global South, local ‘microgrid’ power networks are being adopted in neighbourhoods battling rising heat
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Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN) @sehnetwork.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"It’s a seismic shift that runs counter to the E.P.A.’s mission statement, which says the agency’s core responsibility is to protect human health and the environment, environmental law experts said." #EPA #PM2.5 #Ozone #Asthma
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN) @sehnetwork.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
"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/...
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Boston Environment Department @environment.boston.gov · 10/07/2025
The City of Boston is working with Boston University's School of Public Health on temperature sensing projects to understand and address extreme heat exposure across Boston's neighborhoods. @boston.gov @bostonu.bsky.social
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Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live
As the summer heat intensifies in Boston, teams of SPH researchers have deployed a variety of sensors across the city to assess heat exposure among vulnerable residents and evaluate cooling…
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Madeleine LK Scammell @mscammell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Thank you for this opportunity to monitor heat at work and pilot cooling approaches with workers MA as part of the Chelsea & East Boston Heat Study.
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Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Researchers can fight these attacks by spreading insights into how fed funded research works, and sharing how we serve the public with the fed dollars we work hard to earn. Write an op-ed for your local hometown paper to be published June 16! #SciComm #McClintockLetters tinyurl.com/McClintockLe...
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Rebecca Altman, PhD @rebecca-altman.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Manuscript delivered 😮‍💨 — now begins development and editing and whatever lies beyond that. Every day I’ve gotten to do this, grateful beyond grateful. 🌱 Thank you, friends, family, for the years (5+) of support. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/03/2025
The US is detaining people trying to enter the country. Trump has really let ICE off the leash | First Dog on the Moon
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The US is detaining people trying to enter the country. Trump has really let ICE off the leash | First Dog on the Moon
It is so bad they are even doing these things to white people now
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Madeleine LK Scammell @mscammell.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Happy International Women’s day! …Which I learned existed through my immigrant in-laws… and have since discovered is celebrated with holidays and parades in much of the world. Here’s a relevant read on this day @busph.bsky.social doctoral candidate @kathrynr.bsky.social 👏🏽
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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Fantastic and clear description of why we need indirect costs to support research that improves health - just think about all of the people and infrastructure needed to safely store blood samples. Hopefully the cross-post works… www.linkedin.com/posts/boston...
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Boston University School of Public Health on LinkedIn: With federal research funding cuts looming, SPH's Madeleine Scammell…
With federal research funding cuts looming, SPH's Madeleine Scammell discusses her research and the lesser known reasons why NIH funding is so vital to…
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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
How has federal health research funding made your life better? If you or a loved one are a veteran, are at risk of dementia, have tried to get pregnant, work outdoors in the heat, or are at risk of HIV/AIDS, below are examples of research that made a difference. www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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How Federal Funding Propels the SPH Research Making a Difference in People’s Lives
With federal research funding cuts looming for academia and medical centers across the US, we take at look at how federally funded research at SPH has produced tangible results that benefit real lives...
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
This is a really important post over on twitter. I'm capturing a few key points in a short 🧵here: "If the government wants to reduce the indirect rate to 15%, then it needs to do one of these two things: x.com/DrPhiltill/s...
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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I’m glad this is getting broader attention. But let’s dispense with the “researchers say” framing. If this cut holds, which applies to ongoing work effective Monday, health research and jobs will be imperiled. Few institutions can absorb this cut without layoffs or other drastic measures.
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