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science and environmental journalist, great lakes fan

Joined June 2012
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American Geophysical Union (@theAGU) newspaper @AGU_Eos wrote a nice article about @GeoTdF! 🤠👇 - with @GeologyNick, @vanHinsbergen, @marjieparj, @GVD__
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“When things are out of your control, what are you going to do?” Cordelia said. “We’re all going to die. I’m probably going to die sooner than I would have.”
The US will soon learn how bad its PFAS crisis is. But Maine has already begun to look—and is waking up to a nightmare. For @TheAtlantic I spoke to a family realizing they drank toxic water for 30 years, and what it may have cost them. Maine is a warning: theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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Are you an early-career journalist looking to cover all things environment, including energy and climate + lands/waters/wildlife + public health and environmental justice? Well, then, I've got a job for you --> jobs.lever.co/sierraclub/7a9…
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El Niño will drive record-breaking temperatures in 2024 before likely shifting to La Niña conditions, a new analysis predicts. Comments from Michael McPhaden @noaapmel and @mbarcodia @CSUAtmosSci. eos.org/articles/record-brea…
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An 18-monthslong Grist investigation found that land stolen from Indigenous nations and given to universities is often used for fossil fuel production or mining. Some universities are making billions off of these practices grist.org/project/equity/lan…
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Tribal groups are trying to remove dairy from USDA guidelines as most of the world is lactose-intolerant. But that's not going over well in the Dairy State. My latest for @journalsentinel: jsonline.com/story/news/loca…
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Hurricanes are intensifying as the world warms. Do we need a category 6? Comments from Jim Kossin @NOAA @UWMadison, @MichaelFWehner @BerkeleyLab, Kevin Reed @stonybrooku, and Michael Brennan @NWSNHC. Story by @GVD__ eos.org/articles/weve-alread…
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Over and over again, Harvard rejected claims by Wabanaki tribes that human remains in its collections were their ancestors. Turns out Harvard had been using those remains for destructive DNA research & hadn’t told the tribes. New by @marymhudetz @ashnguuu Http://www.propublica.org/ar…
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"All throughout America, people wake up each morning and spread cow across their faces." ^Gritty lede for our dive into the weird collagen supply chain. From @DanielWWalton: ambrook.com/research/supply-…
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Hey writers! @Sentient_Media is looking for a US-based editorial fellow. Looks like a super gig: sentientmedia.org/fellowship…
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Even after precipitation returns to a region, river baseflow can take years to recover, according to research from scientists at @UCRiverside, with comments from Jeffrey Mount @PPICWater, Olivia Miller @USGS, @AjamiHoori & Sanghyun Lee. Story by @GVD__. eos.org/articles/river-recov…
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My warning on the mad dash to hydrogen in @GVD__'s article today: “If it’s implemented in a bad way, it can mean a lot of companies will be getting really rich off of making dirty hydrogen that’s exacerbating environmental injustices.” insideclimatenews.org/news/1…
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Wrote about woke capitalism for @Sierra_Magazine 🤑🤑🤑 sierraclub.org/sierra/2023-3…
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A few months ago, I read a study that showed schizophrenia can be the most deadly preexisting condition during a heat wave. I was puzzled: Why would a mental illness make you more vulnerable to heat? That question led me to a young man named Stephan Goodwin. This is his story🧵
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