Mariah Blake
@MariahCBlake
Journalist. Author, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemical, out now. Nieman fellow @Harvard (2016). Bylines all over.
Today is the day! After eight long years, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals is out. 1/ @CrownPublishing #PFAS penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198/t…

This is important. A new study finds alarming levels of forever chemicals in "green" menstrual products, including period underwear and menstrual cups. #pfas cnn.com/2025/07/22/hea…
HAPPENING NOW: Scientists on the Hill defending science. #ScienceSavesLives
Amen
No one prepared us for handling aging parents. There should be a class.
Everyone needs to read this book.
Today is the day! After eight long years, They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals is out. 1/ @CrownPublishing #PFAS penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554198/t…
"We have to go way beyond empathy in terms of how we respond to the truths in this book. The problem of homelessness is not about a lack of empathy. It's about power and who controls access to the basic necessities we all need." @curaffairs on THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US:
I'm psyched to see THEY POISONED THE WORLD on @RalphNader's list of books to read this summer! counterpunch.org/2025/07/14/sum… #PFAS
Big news: After nearly a decade, DuPont has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought by the people of Hoosick Falls, NY, the community I spent years following for my book. All told, the village's roughly 3,000 residents will receive $90 million in damages from the companies…
A new study finds that #PFAS exposure is linked to increased risk of repeated miscarriage. Nearly half of all Americans are known to be drinking water that's polluted with these chemicals. They're also widespread in consumer products and our food supply. ehn.org/pfas-recurrent…