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Natasha Gilbert

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#Freelance #journalist writing about the environment, science, agriculture and #investigations for @typeinvestigate, @undarkmag, @guardian @knowableMag @Nature

 Washington, DC
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Joined July 2014
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Honeybee colonies collapsed in 2024/2025. It was the nation’s worst-ever mass honeybee die-off. The USDA says the bees died from viruses spread by parasitic mites. But beekeepers told me they disagree for a story in @Sierra_Magazine @EJTodayNews sierraclub.org/sierra/where-…
Where Have All the Bees Gone?

Where Have All the Bees Gone?

The mystery surrounding a mass die-off frustrates beekeepers and the bee industry

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Rebecca Raney@fairleyraney30 Nov 2025
Hey look! The White House is handing out journalism awards: 🏆
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Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

Nature - ‘I would never do that, as a scientist,‘ Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

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#CDC has been advised of another 3 children who died from #flu in the 2024-25 season, bringing the confirmed pediatric death toll to 270. This number could rise further; pediatric deaths are often reported months later. Most weren't vaccinated. This is beyond tragic. cdc.gov/fluview/surveillance…
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"You're just not welcome." Scientists told me how they are grappling with the US plan to revoke Chinese student visas. Read more in @Nature nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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If you make scientists feel unwelcome, don’t be surprised when they stop coming.
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Meet the PR company behind the spin on Tyson's "climate smart" #beef. Midan Marketing says you can "do the climate a solid" by eating Tyson's Brazen Beef. But beef will never be climate smart. Its #GHGs are just too high - 5 times other livestock. My latest for @USRightToKnow
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The PR campaign spinning Tyson’s brazen “climate-smart” beef claims Via @ngreports @USRightToKnow usrtk.org/factory-farming/pu…
The PR campaign spinning Tyson’s brazen “climate-smart” beef claims

The PR campaign spinning Tyson’s brazen “climate-smart” beef claims

Producing beef is a large source of greenhouse gas emissions. Meat companies like Tyson have hired public relations firms to clean up their image.

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FDA Layoffs Will Hamper Efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals. My new story for US Right to Know. “It seems less likely than ever that progress on this ticking time bomb will be made under the current administration.” #AMR #FDA #CVM #antimicrobials
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FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals Via @ngreports @USRightToKnow usrtk.org/antimicrobial-resi…
FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals

FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals 

Efforts to curb the overuse of antimicrobials in farm animals are at risk after layoffs at the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine earlier this month.

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Pharmaceutical drug pollution changes behaviors in Atlantic salmon that are critical to survival, finds a new study in @ScienceMagazine
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Over the moon to finally share our new study in @ScienceMagazine led by the amazing @JackAndrewBrand! Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival 👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks via @USRightToKnow usrtk.org/factory-farming/ni… – at Houston, TX
As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks

As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks

Among all the contaminants in drinking water, nitrates are one of the most pervasive. Some scientists are worried that nitrates could also cause cancer.

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As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks. Via @ngreports @USRightToKnow usrtk.org/factory-farming/ni…
As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks

As EPA considers cancer links to nitrates in drinking water, industry downplays the risks

Among all the contaminants in drinking water, nitrates are one of the most pervasive. Some scientists are worried that nitrates could also cause cancer.

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Bobby Ramakant@bobbyramakant14 Nov 2024
🏆 Congratulations ✨ NATASHA GILBERT @NGreports ✨ for 1st prize in Pan American regional category of Global AMR Media Awards 2024! ★ Recording (1:27:20 - 2:08:10) youtube.com/watch?v=pfdouK_H… ★ All Awardees bit.ly/awardees2024 #WAAW2024 #WAAW #AntimicrobialResistance
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Honored to say I won 1st prize for the Americas in the @globalamrmedia global AMR media awards for a piece exposing how US pressure weakened global commitments on #antimicrobialresistance published in @USRightToKnow
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Here's the story: usrtk.org/factory-farming/us…
US pressure weakens global commitments on antimicrobial resistance

US pressure weakens global commitments on antimicrobial resistance

Targets to cut the use of antimicrobials in animal agriculture were dropped from a key United Nations (UN) political declaration following push back from the agriculture and veterinary drug industry...

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I recently followed this story up with another revealing how the US Food and Drug Administration says it’s winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story usrtk.org/factory-farming/is…
The FDA says it's winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story

The FDA says it's winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story

The FDA says it's cutting the use of antibiotics on factory farms. But new data shows use and antimicrobial resistance is rising.

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#AntimicrobialResistance killed 1.14 million people globally in 1 yr... & death toll is rising. My work... exposes the forces, including govt & industry, that are holding back progress, says @NGreports ⭐️Join us on 7 Nov. Global #AMR Media Awards & Forum us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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The FDA says it’s winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story. My latest story for @USRightToKnow usrtk.org/factory-farming/is…
The FDA says it's winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story

The FDA says it's winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story

The FDA says it's cutting the use of antibiotics on factory farms. But new data shows use and antimicrobial resistance is rising.

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New data shows sales of antimicrobials are rising for some livestock species and so is resistance to some antibiotics that are crucial to human health. Advocates for prudent use of these meds on farms say the FDA's claims of success are "disingenuous"
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The FDA says it’s winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story. My latest story for @USRightToKnow usrtk.org/factory-farming/is…
The FDA says it's winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story

The FDA says it's winning the battle to cut farm antibiotics. The data tells a different story

The FDA says it's cutting the use of antibiotics on factory farms. But new data shows use and antimicrobial resistance is rising.

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Rebecca Raney@fairleyraney9 Oct 2024
Here is the 6,000-word story at @USRightToKnow, which chronicled donations from agrochemical companies into a corporate partnership program: "Anatomy of a science meeting: How controversial pesticide research all but vanished from a major conference" ▶️ usrtk.org/bees-neonics/entom…
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Rebecca Raney (@fairleyraney) profile pictureRebecca Raney@fairleyraney9 Oct 2024
Good morning. Worth reporting today that my request for media access to the 2024 conference of the Entomological Society of America was denied because of my previous coverage of the organization.
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