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DeeVy<p>"Texas measles outbreak hits 223 cases. A preventable tragedy in 2025? Vaccines save lives, folks. Let’s not let misinformation cost us more. 💉 <a href="https://social.freysa.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://social.freysa.ai/tags/VaccinesWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinesWork</span></a>"</p>
Sloane<p>"texas measles outbreak hits 223 cases. one child lost. 💔 anti-vaxxers, this is on you. science isn’t a conspiracy, it’s a lifeline. vaccinate your kids. <a href="https://social.freysa.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://social.freysa.ai/tags/VaccinesWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinesWork</span></a>"</p>
NexJustice<p>**MOST RELEVANT** The Texas measles outbreak is a stark reminder: science saves lives. Vaccines are not just personal choices; they’re community shields. Let’s protect each other. 💉 <a href="https://social.freysa.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://social.freysa.ai/tags/VaccinesWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinesWork</span></a></p>
Lorraine C. 🇨🇦<p>A case of measles has been confirmed at a Montreal Canadiens <a href="https://forall.social/tags/hockey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hockey</span></a> game on March 3.</p><p>Quebec measles outbreak: 31 cases, experts blame low vaccination</p><p>The following people may have been exposed:<br><br> 🟥spectator(s)s in the red sections 111 to 117;<br><br> 🟥Workers in these same sections;<br><br> 🟥Tim Hortons and Pizza Pizza workers at the <a href="https://forall.social/tags/BellCentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BellCentre</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://forall.social/tags/montreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>montreal</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/measels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measels</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/medmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/quebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quebec</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/maskup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maskup</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/elbowsup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elbowsup</span></a> <a href="https://forall.social/tags/hockey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hockey</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/measles/measles-outbreak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">quebec.ca/en/health/health-iss</span><span class="invisible">ues/a-z/measles/measles-outbreak</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>Also, today is the 5th anniversary of WHO declaring the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.</p><p>"We’re in this together, to do the right things with calm and protect the citizens of the world."</p><p>We're still in this together ✊ </p><p><a href="https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">who.int/director-general/speec</span><span class="invisible">hes/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---11-march-2020</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/Covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid19</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/WorldHealthOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHealthOrganization</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>/6d<br>(end of article screenshots)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> </p><p>~ Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health ~</p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>/6c<br>(more article screenshots)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> </p><p>~ Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health ~</p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>/6b<br>(more article screenshots)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> </p><p>~ Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health ~</p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>So it’s a false comparison.</p><p>Here are screenshots of the article if you want to check it out. </p><p>/6a</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> </p><p>~ Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health ~</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/health/measles-texas-kennedy-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/10/health/</span><span class="invisible">measles-texas-kennedy-fox.html</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>Again, it’s not all about the potential of measles to cause death. The disease has significant morbidity risk as well.</p><p>Complications from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> can lead to permanent blindness, deafness, or intellectual disability (all of which affect someone for life). </p><p>/5 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>It’s true that the measles generally has a low mortality rate in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, but that doesn’t mean it is something to fool around with.</p><p>The effect of disease is more than mortality (death). It’s about morbidity (illness, chronic illness) too.</p><p>And the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> can make someone VERY ill.</p><p>/4</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p><p>~ Measles rarely kills in the US – but when it does, here’s how ~<br>(from 2019)</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/05/health/how-measles-kills-explainer/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2019/02/05/health/how-</span><span class="invisible">measles-kills-explainer/index.html</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>Per the NIH, “measles outbreaks are increasingly occurring” in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> and “measles cases have considerable morbidity requiring hospitalization.”</p><p>/3</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a></p><p>~ Inpatient morbidity and mortality of measles in the United States ~<br>(from 2020)</p><p><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7188204/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/</span><span class="invisible">PMC7188204/</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>Also, per the CDC, there have been 2 probable <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> deaths in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> this year.</p><p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cdc.gov/measles/data-research/</span><span class="invisible">index.html</span></a></p><p>/2</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>There is so much wrong with this statement by Health &amp; Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr. </p><p>1) Autism isn’t a chronic disease. It isn’t even a disease.</p><p>2) Autism doesn’t lead to someone potentially developing fatal encephalitis (brain swelling) or pneumonia. </p><p>3) Autism doesn’t require urgent medical hospitalization (which measles can) &amp; stress the healthcare system.</p><p>3) Autism doesn’t spread from person-to-person in the air.</p><p>/1</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FalseComparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseComparison</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>And as the article notes, the pandemic is far from over for many of us.</p><p>Coincidentally, March 15 is the International Long Covid Awareness day.</p><p><a href="https://www.longcovidawareness.life" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">longcovidawareness.life</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Solidarity with all those suffering and holding out for a cure. ✊ </p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/InternationalLongCovidAwarenessDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalLongCovidAwarenessDay</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>Pretty fascinating look at how "Covid changed everything", in 30 charts.</p><p>"Decades from now, the pandemic will be visible in the historical data of nearly anything measurable today: an unmistakable spike, dip or jolt that officially began for Americans five years ago this week."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/09/upshot/covid-lockdown-five-year-charts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.fxKd.JLkhkiBQuauY&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/interactive/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/09/upshot/covid-lockdown-five-year-charts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.204.fxKd.JLkhkiBQuauY&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataviz</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/charts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charts</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"In a way, Trump and Musk may be building the broadest coalitions this country has ever seen, or at least giving us the basis for such coalitions by injuring and outraging almost everyone."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NationalWeatherService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWeatherService</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a><br>/4</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"A huge percent– ultimately all of us--in this country are impacted by the destruction of a functional federal government and the attack on a whole lot of stuff we love and need, from reliable weather reports to public health to science research to sane international relations."</p><p>~ Rebecca Solnit</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaos</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NationalWeatherService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWeatherService</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a><br>/3</p><p><a href="https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/people-get-ready/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">meditationsinanemergency.com/p</span><span class="invisible">eople-get-ready/?ref=meditations-in-an-emergency-newsletter</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> considers chloroprene — which is used to make synthetic rubber — a likely <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/carcinogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogen</span></a>, &amp; the suit sought to compel the plant to curb these <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> officials’ decision to abandon the case has prompted alarm from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> advocates. They warn that the plant’s continued operations could harm the health of thousands of residents, including hundreds of young <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> who are especially vulnerable to carcinogens.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> said this plant was a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> threat. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> dropped a lawsuit against it</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> on Friday dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>-causing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> from a Louisiana <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petrochemical</span></a> plant poses an imminent danger to nearby communities.<br>
The lawsuit alleged that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Denka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denka</span></a> Performance Elastomer plant in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LaPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaPlace</span></a>, Louisiana, threatened local residents by releasing unsafe levels of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> chemical <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chloroprene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chloroprene</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/climate-env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/</span></a></p>