Author: Leslie Eastman

Leslie Eastman

I am an Environmental Health and Safety Professional, as well as a science/technical writer for a variety of news and professional publications. I have been a citizen activist since 2009, and am one of the co-founders of the San Diego-based group, Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition.

Jim Lovell, Hero Astronaut Who Got His Team Home after Apollo 13 Explosion, Dead at 97

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 09, 2025 10 Comments

Lovell is an important part of the American space legacy, having taken part in two Gemini missions and Apollo 8 before being tapped to command Apollo 13....

New York Post: Biden Admin’s Response to Hurricane Helene was Hateful and Partisan

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 09, 2025 18 Comments

A reflection on Hurricane Helene's impacts almost one year later....

Meta-Analysis of Over 100 Studies Shows Gas Stoves Pose No Increased Risks of Asthma

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 08, 2025 27 Comments

It turns out, pushing unrealistic green energy schemes onto low- and middle-income people at the expense of a safer fuel source was not only bad science, it was dangerous propaganda....

Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Harlem Leaves 3 Dead and Over 65 Sick

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 08, 2025 9 Comments

Infections have been linked to contaminated cooling towers in Central Harlem. Meanwhile, this could be the sign of things to come under "Democratic Socialist" Zohran Mamdani if he gets elected....

Two Chinese Nationals Charged With Illegally Exporting AI Microchips to China

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 07, 2025 13 Comments

The chips were extremely powerful, which may have made them exceedingly useful for China's move to push ahead on AI technologies through one of its traditional research methods...

HHS Cuts $500 Million in Funding, Ending 22 mRNA Vaccine Research Projects

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 07, 2025 19 Comments

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. simply announces the vaccines must be proven to be safe and effective, per traditional tests. Of course, the mainstream press and their cadre of "experts" rage against the decision....

Eighty Years After Hiroshima: A Look Back at America’s Legacy of Scientific Achievement

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 06, 2025 29 Comments

Recognizing the extraordinary American scientific achievements accomplished during World War II. ...

China Battling Another Virus: Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 06, 2025 15 Comments

Chinese authorities have decided to use some moves from their covid playbook in response....

High-End and Celebrity Homes Targets of Recent Burglary Spree in Los Angeles Area

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 05, 2025 34 Comments

The homes of Tom Hanks and Goldie Hawn were robbed. An American Idol producer and her spouse were killed during a home invasion robbery. Meanwhile, Mayor Karen Bass complains the police are — "demoralized."...

Trump Admin Planning Test of Golden Dome Missile Defense System in 2028

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 05, 2025 7 Comments

Meanwhile, Space Force is considering novel development tools to speed development of space-based interceptors needed for the ambitious project....

Russian Volcano Erupts for First Time in 600 Years Days After Massive Earthquake

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 04, 2025 16 Comments

Krasheninnikov Volcano may have been close to erupting on its own, and the seismic waves from the 8.8 Richter Scale quake may have triggered this weekend's activity....

Box Tree Moth Invades Virginia: 10th U.S. State Confirms Pest Presence

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 04, 2025 11 Comments

This destructive insect came into the country by way of Canada....

Interior Dept. Kills Green Energy Favoritism by Ending Wind Energy Leasing Area Designations

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 03, 2025 12 Comments

"By terminating these Wind Energy Areas, we are safeguarding our coastal environments and local economies from unchecked development, while ensuring our power grids are not underpinned by unreliable, subsidized energy sources."...

Radioactive Wasp Nest Located at American Cold War-Era Nuclear Bomb Site

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 02, 2025 30 Comments

As if 2025 hasn't already been strange enough already....

Trump’s DOE Ditches 400 Climate Cultists, Taps 5 Experts for Balanced ‘Climate Assessment’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 31, 2025 32 Comments

The new climate assessment will be valuable as a basis for making wise decisions that balance the nation's energy and economic needs with valid and reasonable environmental concerns. ...