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Benjamin Nault @Benjamin_AtmChm

I'm an atmospheric, analytical, environmental, physical chemist at Aerodyne that loves outdoors and anything sci fi. These are my opinions and not my work.

Joined April 2018
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So losing 50% of my research funding bc my research "doesn't align" with current administration "beliefs" about climate change and working with underrepresented communities. How is this making things good?
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Why Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine nytimes.com/2025/05/30/healt…

Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine (Published 2025)

The termination is the latest in a series of cuts to H.I.V. research and programs to prevent the disease.

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Peter DeCarlo@ProfPeteD
28 May 2025
A really nice video featuring our air pollution measurement -> health risk work in Louisiana. Scientists Uncover the Truth in Cancer Alley youtu.be/pLWmyaleZLc?si=2gcZ…
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Why is defunding science good and making things "great"? Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually via @forbes forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2…

Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually

Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

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Please enlighten me in how this is good for America? forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2…

The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy

The economic consequences of cuts to the National Science Foundation and restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.

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Valuable insight about what these grant eliminations mean. Even if the subject being studied may not be something an individual agrees with, does not mean it's not helping others and termination isn't impacting numerous lives. theconversation.com/a-michig…

A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works − and what it means to suddenly lose a...

President Trump’s sudden cuts to hard-won federal grants are disrupting research and forcing scientists to face difficult choices.

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This is the opposite of making America healthy again.... cbsnews.com/news/senate-vote…

Senate votes to overturn EPA rule that limits 7 hazardous air pollutants

The party-line vote marked the first time in the 55-year history of the Clean Air Act that Congress has moved to weaken the power of the landmark environmental law.

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Where has the humanity gone? motherjones.com/politics/202…

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth

In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)@COVID19_disease
19 Apr 2025
Just spoke with my CDC sources. They were in tears. Budgets cut. RFJK has ordered them not to publicize bird flu symptoms in exposed workers. Not to test them. Not to speak. They know people are getting sick. And they’re being forced to stay silent. Public health is dying.
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Yue Zhang | 张悦@AtmosYZ
14 Apr 2025
Excited to share our new perspective paper in ES&T on atmospheric micro- & nanoplastic particles! 🧪 We cover recent advances & future directions in this emerging area. Great collaboration with Nate Slade, Arthur Chan & Andy Ault! 📄 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… #Microplastics

An Atmospheric Chemistry Perspective on Airborne Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles

Micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPPs) are emerging pollutants with significant environmental impacts due to their persistence, increasing concentrations, and potential health risks. Most MNPP...

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Really? Trying to rewrite history or just make it disappear bc it makes ppl feel uncomfortable? usatoday.com/story/news/poli…

Trump sets sights on national African American history museum

President Trump targets museums he said push divisive ideology. Activists and historians say he's trying to erase the nation's tarnished history.

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This is where we're at now...
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@CBSNews
11 Apr 2025
The CDC has rejected a request from health officials in Milwaukee for help with a lead poisoning investigation, after HSS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eliminated the agency's response team. cbsn.ws/4juyKWB
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If this is how we're now treating Canadians, I can't even fathom how we're treating other nationalities (theguardian.com/us-news/2025…). Why would any one want to come to us for vacation, work, school, etc? What will the local and national damage to economy due to this? Humanity?
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ASCENT Network@ASCENT_USA
14 Mar 2025
Cutting-edge air quality monitoring strengthens public health nationwide | NSF - National Science Foundation nsf.gov/news/cutting-edge-ai…

Cutting-edge air quality monitoring strengthens public health nationwide

The fires that devastated many in Los Angeles in January 2025 not only scarred the landscape but also changed the air. A day after the Eaton fire burned through Altadena, California, chlorine levels…

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Where I work.... Gone bc eliminating scientific research money Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/tr…

Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid (Published 2025)

The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

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How is this considered safe or acceptable? NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent nytimes.com/2025/03/08/clima…

NOAA Said to Be Planning to Shrink Staff by 20 Percent (Published 2025)

Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.

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1 Mar 2025
America's national parks and other federal lands are in danger of falling into disrepair following the firings of thousands of federal employees by the current administration, experts said. abcnews.link/aeY1fRD

How national parks and forests could suffer as a result of federal firings

America's national parks and other federal lands are in danger of falling into disrepair following the firings of thousands of federal employees.

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This is dire for the future of research in this country nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cuts

Nature - Nature talks to prospective students left in limbo as some institutes withdraw offers and put applications on hold.

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ASCENT Network@ASCENT_USA
27 Feb 2025
Check out the recently published #ASCENT_USA paper by @MitchJRogers from the @drew_gentner lab!
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