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Shantal Riley

@shantalwriter.bsky.social
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Health and science journalist, writer, photographer, mother, gardener, cook, and lover of good English. Opinions are my own.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 01/10/2026
More than 50% of all flood fatalities are vehicle-related. You never know how deep the water is or if the road has been washed away or compromised beneath the water. Don’t risk driving into floodwaters. Turn Around, Don’t Drown! weather.gov/safety/flood-turn-around-dont-drown
Pictured: a car submerged in water next to a sidewalk. Text: You don't know how deep the water is. Turn around, don't drown.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Lior cinnamon spice recalled due to lead. www.fda.gov/safety/recal...
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Galil Importing Corp Recalls Lior Cinnamon Ground Seasoning Due to Elevated Lead Levels
Galil Importing Corp of Hauppauge, New York is recalling Lior Cinnamon Ground Seasoning because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. Short term exposures to very low l...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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A Second Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate ‘Superfund’ Law
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 18/09/2026
Before you enjoy them, strawberries should be handled and washed properly. Here's why, and how best to do so.
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How to wash strawberries the right way
Before you enjoy them, strawberries should be handled and washed properly. Here's why, and how best to do so.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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F.D.A. Approves the Drug Daraxonrasib That’s Poised to Transform Pancreatic Cancer (Gift Article)
In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A late summer bouquet of cosmos and fountain grass.
A late summer bouquet of cosmos and fountain grass.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 19/08/2026
Great news: A mRNA cancer vaccine slowed the return and spread of melanoma when used in combination with cancer immunotherapy in a late-stage clinical trial. The results will be presented at an upcoming meeting.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The FDA has approved a new sunscreen ingredient called bemotrizinol, or BEMT. Used in Europe, it's a broad-spectrum chemical filter that protects against UVA and UVB rays, and less likely to enter the bloodstream. Check it out: health.mountsinai.org/blog/what-ar...
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What Are the New FDA-Approved BEMT Sunscreens? | Mount Sinai Today
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Gift article. Ping me if it doesn’t work. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...
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Air Quality is at ‘Hazardous’ Levels. What Does That Mean for Health? (Gift Article)
People exposed to smoke spreading from Canadian wildfires are at risk of a wide range of health problems.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New York sues chemical manufacturers over PFAS in consumer goods cen.acs.org/policy/litig...
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New York sues chemical manufacturers over PFAS in consumer goods
The state alleges that 3M, DuPont, Corteva, Chemours, and EIDP misled the public about the human-health and environmental risks from PFAS
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights | CBC News
A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 05/07/2026
The Fourth of July fireworks display in the capital impacted the amount of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere.
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D.C. Air Quality Reaches ‘Code Purple’ After Fireworks And Heat Wave
The Fourth of July fireworks display in the capital impacted the amount of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller
The decision Thursday is a victory for the Trump administration but could complicate relations with allies who want to limit pesticide use.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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More than 160 troops contract flu at Texas base after Hegseth lifts vaccine order
More than 160 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in the past few weeks following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision earlier this year to end mandatory…
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Why did the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool turn green? In a word, nutrients. Goose poop, duck poop, fertilizer runoff = nitrogen, phosphorous & potassium that cause algal blooms. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Trump wanted the Reflecting Pool to be ‘American flag blue.’ Algae are turning it green.
The contractor that handled the lining told NBC News it was first priced at $13.1 million but increased to $14.6 million because “the park service added work to the original scope.”
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Because who cares what goes on in the oceans. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Trump administration dismantles ambitious ocean monitoring program
Scientists across the country are expressing alarm as the Trump administration dismantles another tool for understanding how the planet is changing. More than 900 deep-sea ocean sensors will be pulled...
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 24/05/2026
Tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation in Orange County due to a tank containing roughly 7,000 gallons of a toxic industrial chemical.
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Newsom issues state of emergency in Garden Grove chemical crisis
Tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation in Orange County due to a tank containing roughly 7,000 gallons of a toxic industrial chemical.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
EPA just announced a plan to roll back drinking #water limits on 4 #PFAS chemicals and delay rules for 2 notorious PFAS – PFOA and PFOS – until 2031. I’ve covered these chemicals for a decade: the more researchers look at PFAS, the more they’re tied to cancers, infertility, immune problems, etc...🧵
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A black cat with peonies on a Monday. #gardening #cats #monday
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A new book by Justin Garson chronicles the treatment of #schizophrenia, the work of Sol Snyder and his discovery of the dopamine receptor, which helped spark a biological revolution in #psychiatry. @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @huntercollege.bsky.social www.gc.cuny.edu/news/how-one...
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How One Discovery Transformed Schizophrenia From Madness to Illness
In his new book, Professor Justin Garson tells the story of Solomon Snyder, who found the brain’s dopamine receptor and forever changed our understanding and treatment of mental illness.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
There is only one. Happy Earth Day! Image: NASA / Artemis II
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Good morning. #tulips #hudsonvalley
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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
At EPA, Zeldin has done exactly what he was hired to do. Protect polluters, not the environment. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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At climate contrarian gathering, allies urge Trump to keep Zeldin at EPA
At a Heartland Institute conference near the White House, climate contrarians celebrated the rollback of regulations under EPA chief Lee Zeldin while urging Trump not to elevate him to attorney genera...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Emperor penguins designated "endangered" species. A gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/c...
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Emperor Penguins Are Now Endangered, a New Assessment Finds
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Earth seen over the moon’s surface. The #artemis2 images are just incredible. See more here: www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-m...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Happy spring!
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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Federal judge rules Trump order ending NPR and PBS funding was unconstitutional | CNN Business
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a key part of President Trump’s executive order targeting NPR and PBS was unconstitutional, blocking the administration from denying federal funds based on editor...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will like...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Behold, baby moon jellyfish. Kudos to Leo at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. A real science educator.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A new subatomic particle. phys.org/news/2026-03...
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Scientists discover new heavy proton-like particle at CERN
Scientists from the University of Manchester have played a leading role in the discovery of a new subatomic particle at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The particle, known as the Ξcc⁺ (Xi‑cc‑plus)...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Heads up android users.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Because we need more mercury in the air. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/c...
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E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 18/02/2026
Public health and green groups sue the EPA over the repeal of greenhouse gases rule that regulates emissions and fights climate change.
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Public health and green groups sue EPA over repeal of greenhouse gases rule
The Obama-era finding underpins nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The EPA reverses a #climatechange endangerment finding, which cripples the agency’s ability to regulate emissions. The decision bucks decades of scientific findings re: climate change. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
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EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions
The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Glad I filled the bird feeder before the storm. #blackbirder #birdwatching
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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NYU Tandon @nyutandon.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
NYU Tandon researchers develop a faster way to reconstruct microwave images, opening the door to portable tools for stroke diagnosis and breast cancer screening. #NYUTandonMade
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New Algorithm Dramatically Speeds Up Stroke Detection Scans | NYU Tandon School of Engineering
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Washington @ecology.wa.gov has banned bisphenols in thermal receipt paper – the receipts we're handed in stores. The state has been on top of efforts to limit toxic chemicals in food, consumer products, etc. Thx @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social for the tip. ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Five years ago today. Getty Images.
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NPR @npr.org · 05/01/2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children. The action follows a presidential memorandum ordering a review of the U.S. schedule. n.pr/4pq823V
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Health officials slash the number of vaccines recommended for all kids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children. The action follows a presidential memorandum ordering a review of the U.S. schedule.
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PJ O’Leary @coffeespiders.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Whether it’s reading, listening, or watching, enjoy some science fiction today. Happy Birthday, Isaac Asimov!
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/12/2025
If you want to improve your health in 2026, experts say keep it simple.
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Trying to improve your health and wellness in 2026? Keep it simple
If you want to improve your health in 2026, experts say keep it simple. Be cautious of health and wellness fads. There are no magic fixes.
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Merry Christmas!
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/12/2025
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Right in the middle of health exchange premiums going through the roof @anthembcbs.bsky.social Anthem Blue Cross/Shield has decided to drop patient coverage for 9,000 drs, hospitals @mountsinainyc.bsky.social leaving thousands of NYers vulnerable @newyorkcity.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
EPA plans to approve the PFAS herbicide epyrifenacil. It creates the byproduct trifluoroacetic acid/TFA, one of the most persistent & widespread #PFAS chemicals in the environment. Comments on the plan to approve epyrifenacil are being accepted here until Dec. 3 www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-H...
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Some very good news (but a few months old). A new drug offers "near-complete protection against an HIV infection." Just think about that. Anyone who remembers when AIDS was raging in the 80s and 90s will know what an enormous triumph this is. We can thank #science. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval
A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?
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Shantal Riley @shantalwriter.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
FDA removes black box warning for hormone replacement therapies. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Watch: FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause
Hormone therapy drugs have carried box warning labels for years. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary talks with NPR about why the agency is removing them.
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