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Ariel Wittenberg
@ArielWittenberg
Public health reporter for @EENewsUpdates. Mom. PEN Guild forever ✊🏼 RTs not endorsements.
May 25, 2023 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
SCOTUS basically saw TRUMP #WOTUS and decided to *exclude more wetlands* from protections. I'll explain 1/ The 5-4 decision by Alito finds wetlands are only protected if they are SO close to a bigger waterway and are SO wet that it is “difficult to determine where they ‘water’ ends and the ‘wetland’ begins.’”
Feb 20, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
You know about the oil industry causing climate change.

This is the untold story of how it has perpetuated lead air pollution, increasing the risk of lead exposure for the 5.2 million Americans living near general aviation airports.

My latest:

politico.com/news/2023/02/2… Lead is a neurotoxin linked to lower IQ and learning problems. There is no safe level of lead, according to the CDC. The biggest source of lead in the air today? Emissions from small aircraft, like helicopters and two-to-ten seater airplanes.
Jul 14, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
If you’re a reporter interviewing a lawmaker supporting total abortion bans without exceptions, there’s a whole host of non-abortion follow up questions that should be asked. A few examples: If you’re supporting forcing rape victims to give birth, do you support terminating rapists’ parental rights? Would you support giving a child rapist access to yet another child? Are you sponsoring legislation to that effect?
Oct 28, 2020 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Sooo, remember that #WOTUS data that EPA said was completely unreliable and reporters shouldn't use it?

Turns out the Army Corps does. To figure out which wetlands to protect.

@HMNorthey and I have the receipts.

eenews.net/stories/106371… In case you're wondering, no, I'm not back on the water beat--that's still in Hannah's very capable hands. But let's do one last #WOTUS thread for the road...
Sep 12, 2019 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
The framing of #WOTUS in this @nytimes news alert is off. This is about what waters the Clean Water Act applies to. Yes, that results in changes to whether polluters need permits. But we're talking about polluting (or destroying) actual water bodies/wetlands. @nytimes Also, no version of #WOTUS actually mentions pollutants. Yes, the implication is that pollution control will change, but that's not *technically* what the rule is about.