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Stéphane Horel

@stephanehorel.bsky.social
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Journaliste-chercheuse @lemondefr, a.k.a. "la dame des PFAS", elle/she/her, lobbywatcher, investigating state-facilitated corporate harm, FOI 🤓, writer, collage artist 🧀 🐾

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Stéphane Horel @stephanehorel.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
⚡️ The Forever team is honoured and happy to announce that the #ForeverLobbying Project has been shortlisted for the Innovation Award of the @europeanpressprize.bsky.social Prize, which recognises work that “challenges the boundaries of journalism”.
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2026 - European Press Prize
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l'Humanité @humanite.fr · 17/03/2026
Vols, tentatives d’effraction, filature… La journaliste Stéphane Horel ciblée pour ses révélations sur les PFAS ? ➡️ l.humanite.fr/jtq
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Council of Europe Media Freedom @coemediafreedom.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
France: Investigative journalist @stephanehorel.bsky.social faces suspicious thefts and burglary attempts Find out more ▶️ go.coe.int/GGaJs An alert submitted by @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social #EuropeForFreeMedia
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Stéphane Foucart @sfoucart.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
La même page en 2024
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GIJN en français @gijnfr.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🗣️ Parmi les intervenants francophones attendus à #GIJC25 : @laurentrichard.bsky.social de @forbidden-stories.bsky.social Pierre Leibovici de @disclose.ngo @stephanehorel.bsky.social de @lemonde.fr Mohammad Bassiki de SIRAJ gijc2025.org/speakers/
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The Global Investigative Journalism Conference — designed by journalists for journalists — is famous for its focus on practical, advanced reporting techniques.
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Arena for Journalism in Europe @journalismarena.eu · 11/11/2025
🌍 The 'Forever' project revealing the scale of PFAS crisis has achieved huge impact, beginning in 2023 and ongoing in '25. Credit to @stephanehorel.bsky.social who spearheaded & co-ordinated this massive two-part, multi-award winning, law-changing project foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/impact/ [1/2]
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As more pollution hotspots and local scandals keep being revealed, the PFAS crisis has reached epic proportions. Scientists have called it “the worst pollution crisis humanity has ever faced”.
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Matthew Chapman @mattchapman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
An influential Greek cardiologist who has helped shaped the global debate on vaping was paid thousands of euros from ecig giant Juul via an offshore company he co-owns, myself, @ebersi.bsky.social and @stephanehorel.bsky.social can reveal www.theexamination.org/articles/juu...
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‘Independent’ expert who helped shape global vaping debate was paid thousands by Juul
A Greek physician who has extensively studied nicotine was paid by Juul to lobby against Israeli vaping regulations. He didn’t disclose the payment in his research.
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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Some people dismiss ghost-writing as inconsequential. In our latest paper, Sasha Kaurov & I show that is NOT the case. Thanks to @sfoucart.bsky.social @stephanehorel.bsky.social who first alerted me to the #Monsanto Papers and also Paul Thacker. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The afterlife of a ghost-written paper: How corporate authorship shaped two decades of glyphosate safety discourse
Corporate ghost-writing is a form of scientific fraud: a paper is falsely presented as the work of people other than its actual authors. When such pap…
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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Really good panel about reporting on big industries like tobacco, fossils fuels and the "vast harm" they create. Ben Hallman of @theexamination.org speaks of “corporate determinants of health” and how industry shapes public health narratives. @journalismfestival.com #ijf25
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Rachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
So please to see this parliamentary PFAS inquiry kick off today. So important we understand this better... committees.parliament.uk/work/9078/ad...
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Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Committees - UK Parliament
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a large, complex group of about 14,000 synthetic chemicals used in a wide variety of everyday products. For example, PFAS are used to keep food...
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Le Monde Afrique @afrique.lemonde.fr · 22/02/2025
David Van Reybrouck, écrivain : « Le conflit en RDC reflète le monde d’aujourd’hui »
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David Van Reybrouck, écrivain : « Le conflit en RDC reflète le monde d’aujourd’hui »
L’écrivain belge remonte, dans un entretien au « Monde », au passé colonial de la République démocratique du Congo et du Rwanda pour expliquer les dynamiques à l’œuvre entre ces deux pays ainsi que leurs différends, tandis qu’une partie de l’Est congolais est envahie par le M23, un groupe armé soutenu par le Rwanda.
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Stéphane Horel @stephanehorel.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
@raphaelleaubert.bsky.social @garydagorn.fr Luc Martinon @thomassteffen.bsky.social et moi-même sommes honorés et heureux d'avoir reçu le prix Louise Weiss du journalisme européen pour le #ForeverPollution Project. Merci à l’Association des journalistes européens et à @lemonde.fr !
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Marc Epstein @marcepstein.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Bravo @stephanehorel.bsky.social et @raphaelleaubert.bsky.social et leurs confrères du @lemonde.fr lauréats du #PrixLouiseWeiss catégorie Décryptage
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Blast le souffle de l’info @blast-info.fr · 04/02/2025
« Nous sommes tous contaminés ». PFAS : L'humanité face à un danger inédit et invisible #Ecologie #Pollution
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« Nous sommes tous contaminés ». PFAS : L'humanité face à un danger inédit et invisible
C’est l’un des plus grands scandales sanitaires de notre époque mais aussi la crise de pollution la plus importante que l’humanité n’a jamais eu à affronter. Je veux vous parler ici des PFAS. Une famille de 10 000 produits chimiques qu’on appelle les “Polluants éternels”
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
To put this in context, a US-wide study, published in @thelancet.bsky.social finds an association between PFAS in tap water & cancers of endocrine, digestive, respiratory systems, the oral cavity, pharynx, & skin. We cannot afford to fall behind on controlling PFAS. id.elsevier.com/as/authoriza...
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Cancer incidence associated with PFAS contamination of drinking water in the USA
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals used in consumer products since the 1940s, and studies show they are pervasive in drinking water across parts of the USA. A study by ...
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Raphaëlle Aubert @raphaelleaubert.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Dépollution des #PFAS en France : la métropole de #Lyon, la régie et le syndicat Rhône-Sud ont chiffré leurs dépenses à + de 9 millions d’euros sur 5 ans. Mais ça, c’était avant d’apprendre la contamination de leurs ressources en eau par le #TFA. Nos révélations ⬇️ www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur...
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PFAS : en France, le coût de la décontamination largement sous-estimé
D’après l’estimation conduite par « Le Monde » et ses partenaires, la France devra consacrer 12 milliards d’euros par an à l’élimination des polluants éternels si le TFA, très présent dans l’eau et qu...
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The Black Sea @theblacksea.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Unprecedented lobbying effort to sway the EU on PFAS “forever chemicals” As the European Union considers a historic ban on #PFAS, it confronts an industry lobbying hard to keep them on the market. Some Turkish companies have also joined the fight. #foreverlobbying theblacksea.eu/investigatio...
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Inside the unprecedented lobbying effort to sway the EU on PFAS “forever chemicals”
As the European Union considers a historic ban on PFAS, it confronts an industry lobbying hard to keep them on the market. Some Turkish companies have also joined the fight.
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Stéphane Horel @stephanehorel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We're grateful to YOU @purpleraes.bsky.social, and very proud that our work is now part of the UCSF Industry Documents Library which has generated so much knowledge on corporate tactics!
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EurEau @eureau.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Read our paper, “PFAS Phase Out: A Prerequisite for a Water Resilient Europe,” highlighting the threat that PFAS pose to human health, the environment, and the future of Europe’s water services. The EU needs to act now to secure a water-resilient Europe. 📄 More here: lnkd.in/e-8huQQT
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EurEau @eureau.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
PFAS contamination is driving up water treatment costs—€18B/year for drinking water alone. Without a full ban & the polluter-pays principle, consumers will bear the burden. Prevention is key to safeguarding Europe’s water. Read more: www.eureau.org/resources/pu... @jessikaroswall.bsky.social
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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Big news: A new EPA study finds that millions of acres of farmland are likely polluted w/ #PFAS from sewage sludge spread over the fields as fertilizer—a practice EPA has long promoted. The implications for our food system are hard to overstate. h/t @ewg www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
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Public Inspection: Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment: Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid
Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment: Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid
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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
ICYM this staggering effort by the Forever Lobbying Project. A truly stunning effort 👏 foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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The Forever Lobbying Project
The Forever Lobbying Project exposes the real cost of PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics.
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Romane Bonnemé @romanebonneme.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Combien coûte la pollution aux #PFAS ? Pendant plus d'un an, les 46 journalistes du #ForeverLobbying, dont la @rtbf.be, ont calculé le montant faramineux de la pire pollution à laquelle l'humanité ait jamais été confrontée, causée par le "poison du siècle" ⬇️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/01/2025
We need to stop PFAS pollution accumulating further. Our new report & collaboration with #ForeverLobbying Project exposes the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction. We have to win it! Read it here & sign the petition to #BanPFAS 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-... 🧵 Our results show:
Logo of Corporate Europe Observatory at the top left corner, at the bottom left corner there is the URL www.corporateeurope.org and at the bottom right one the logos of social media networks instagram, Facebook, mastodon and bluesky.
The word “Report” is highlighted and then followed by the bigger words: “Chemical reaction”, followed by the subtitle, in smaller font: “Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction”
At the right of the words is an infinity mathematical sign, an Erlenmeyer flask and the representation of PFAS molecules. The background of the image is green.
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Stéphane Horel @stephanehorel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
The #ForeverLobbying Project exposes the real cost of #PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics. 46 journalists teamed up with 18 experts to investigate the worst pollution crisis humanity has ever faced, caused by the “poison of the century”. foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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