This E&E News article discusses Public health pioneer blames campaign cash for science rifts.
Linda Birnbaum is leaving the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, but her work advancing science and public health is likely to continue.
The outgoing director still intends to research toxic, nonstick chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and is considering advisory board positions with groups interested in public health, she told E&E News earlier this month.