The Air Was Toxic. The Data Wasn't Enough.

I used to think science would save us. But after another day spent parsing air quality data, I can’t shake the smell—rotten eggs, everywhere, even in my dreams. The monitors say it’s getting worse, but the numbers feel like a language no one wants to translate. We set up another sensor, closer to the water, hoping for clarity. It just confirmed what everyone already knew: the stench isn’t going away, and neither are the headaches, the nosebleeds, the warnings nobody reads. I send another grant report, knowing the funding is drying up, too. Some days, I wonder if the only thing I’m measuring is how much it costs to care about a place everyone else has already left behind. #ScienceFatigue #EnvironmentalJustice #ResearchExhaustion #Science