Currently writing An Intimate History of Plastics (Scribner, Spring 2027)
Brown Institute for Environment and Society
Words in Orion | The Atlantic | Science 📚
Chatty re: env history of plastic & #creativenonfiction
https://rebecca-altman.com
Rebecca Altman, PhD
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They're going to poison a city with 17 million people
New multimedia online exhibition! Using Amitav Ghosh’s novel 𝘎𝘶𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 as a vantage point, it draws on storylines and narrative elements to allow a multifocal engagement with the multiple social and ecological repercussions of climate change: www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/...
The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
I learned about a brilliant project yesterday to support British Sign Language (BSL) users, creating new signs for scientific terms in chemistry, oceanography, data science & more.
And they're fabulously descriptive. Do have a look and share!
www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/index.ht...
Civilians in Tehran are reporting toxic oily rain following US and Israeli airstrikes on oil storage facilities. An estimated 10 million people face exposure to hazardous chemicals, with risks including skin burns and lung damage.
David Ho
Video
March 8, 2026 - Tehran at sunrise today. But the sun is hidden behind a sky filled with smoke. After a night of intensive strikes on oil facilities, thick black clouds now hang over the city, turning morning into something that feels like night.
Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society
Video
Grammarly is using the identities of famous authors, editors, and academics - including Anna Wintour, Tina Brown, Stephen King, George Saunders, and more - for its AI "Expert Review" feature, without their permission.
Worse? Its advice sucks.
oliverfranklinwallis.substack.com/p/why-is-gra...
Award-winning activist and fisherman Diane Wilson is taking a stand against Dow with a hunger strike in response to its unprecedented request to the State of Texas to legalize its discharge of microplastics! Take action and read our latest coverage. 👉 bit.ly/dianewilsonh...
#PlasticPollutes
Anonymous
Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...
I'm thrilled to say Plastic Inc is out today, shifting the lens on plastic from where it ends up to where it comes from — the fossil fuel industry. "Deeply researched, sharply written & totally compelling," says @elizkolbert.bsky.social "Breath-taking & revelatory"—
@christopherleonard.bsky.social
Now available for pre-order!!! bookshop.org/p/books/brou...
Helen Czerski
Diane Wilson initiated a hunger strike demanding action in response to Dow’s recent request to the State of Texas to legalize its discharge of microplastics.
The AI company is using the identities of countless authors, journalists, and academics, without their permission, to give writing advice. The worst part? It isn't even good.
An extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic—and now ramping up to make more than ever “Deeply researched, sharply written, and totally compelling.”...
