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.

Jackalope Wind Project Hops onto Ash Heap of Green Energy History

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 20, 2026 29 Comments

As the windfarm dreams burn down to cinders, it’s worth remembering that from honest reckoning with failure, sound energy policy can actually rise from the ashes....

Forging the Mineral Alliance: U.S. to Form Trading Bloc to Counter China’s Grip

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 20, 2026 11 Comments

With “Project Vault” anchoring domestic stockpiles and allied nations closing ranks around a shared resource strategy, the curtain is rising on what could become one of the most consequential economic alliances of the 21st century....

Trump Names NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as Acting CDC Director

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 19, 2026 7 Comments

Former head Jim O’Neill has been tapped to lead the National Science Foundation. ...

Trump Directs FEMA to Play ‘Key Role’ in Responding to Potomac Sewage Spill Disaster

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 18, 2026 17 Comments

"I cannot allow incompetent Local ‘Leadership’ to turn the River in the Heart of Washington into a Disaster Zone.”...

New Bat Virus in South Asia Shows Nipah‑Like Symptoms but No Signs of Pandemic Potential

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 17, 2026 7 Comments

Pteropine orthoreovirus is a naturally occurring virus rather than the product of genetic manipulation in a Wuhan lab. ...

Potomac Interceptor Rupture Poised to Become the Largest Sewage Spill in U.S. History

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 16, 2026 27 Comments

This man-caused disaster not merely a technical breakdown but a profound public health, environmental, and governance crisis affecting downstream communities. ...

New ‘Ringworm’ Outbreak Turns Minnesota Into America’s STD Fungus Hotspot

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 16, 2026 29 Comments

A reminder that the cold isn’t always the worst thing you can catch in February. ...

Japan Nets Chinese Trawler as Global Backlash to Beijing’s Fishing Raiders Grows

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 16, 2026 18 Comments

This seizure may prove to be more than an isolated enforcement action; it signals that Japan is prepared to move from warnings to concrete penalties against China’s distant‑water raiders....

Audit Finds Biden EPA Pushed Billions Through State Fund With Little Oversight

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 15, 2026 22 Comments

Office of Inspector General Report shows lax controls and permissive management practices allowed improper payment issues to grow rather than be corrected....

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From Train to Nowhere to Yosemite Gateway: Newsom’s PR Makeover on Rails

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 14, 2026 14 Comments

An exercise in "value engineering" rather than real engineering....

USDA Deploys Sterilized Flies, High‑Tech Arsenal to Guard the Border Against Screwworm Threat

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 13, 2026 15 Comments

Between the USDA’s sterile‑fly arsenal, state‑level vigilance, and a wall of new technology lining up close to our border, this pest may find itself out-of-luck even before it ever crosses the Rio Grande....

Wyoming Moves to Pull the Plug on Costly Pronghorn and Sidewinder Wind Projects

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 12, 2026 15 Comments

Good news for eagles, hawks and other birds of the region....

Potomac Sewage 9,900% Error: DC’s DEI‑Focused Water Authority Can’t Count E. coli

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 11, 2026 23 Comments

In public health, equity slogans don’t compensate for basic competence, when 242,000 MPN/100 mL is misreported as 2,420....

EPA Strikes Down Obama’s Endangerment Finding: CO₂ Cleared of ‘Toxic’ Label

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 11, 2026 33 Comments

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will “formalize the rescission of the 2009 Obama-era endangerment finding" at a White House ceremony....

Lake Erie is Nearly 100% Ice-Covered After Great Lakes Region Slammed by Cold Stretch

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 10, 2026 25 Comments

The Midwest is so cold that even the "Global Warming" jokes froze over....

UC Berkeley Researchers Beg State to Create $23 Billion Science Slush Fund

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 10, 2026 21 Comments

The intention is to place this inanity on the ballot for this November's election. It looks like the campaign will paint Trump as an anti-science madman; therefore "experts" should be able to use California tax dollars to fund nonsense research....

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Bald Eagle’s Grisly Death at Obama‑Funded Wind Project Site Triggers Federal Fine

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 08, 2026 21 Comments

Wind power may be branded as “clean,” but that label rings hollow when turbines are shredding apex raptors that anchor entire ecosystems....

Visitors to Las Vegas Home of Secret, China-linked ‘Biolab’ Report Mysterious, Debilitating Illnesses

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 07, 2026 9 Comments

Chinese-Linked Las Vegas Biolab Near Nellis AFB Exposes Alarming U.S. Biosecurity and Counterintelligence Failures...

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