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  1. Pinned Tweet
    9 Apr 2019

    Really excited that my work with and on the Windsor fracking explosion won the Thomas L Stokes award. Thanks

    Congratulations and Daniel Glick for explosion reporting for that won NPF's Thomas L. Stokes Award for Energy and Environment Writing.
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  2. Retweeted
    Dec 18

    SCOOP: New Internal docs reveal that the warned that it's decision NOT to strengthen air pollution standards relies on an argument that is "not scientifically defensible" and "is inconsistent with established practice within the EPA."

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  3. Dec 16

    "Today's verdict sets the precedent for a seismic shift in the pace and extent to which the government, local authorities and clinicians must now work together to tackle the country's air pollution health crisis."

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  4. Nov 12

    The roads in Tampa Bay are jammed with little room to grow. Is a gondola the answer?

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  5. Oct 26

    The gas tax was already broken, then people stopped driving. Is this the time to find a replacement? My latest for .

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  6. Oct 22

    This brutal wildfire season is taking a mental toll on the people keeping communities safe. Via and .

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  7. Oct 2

    What does climate change mean for the future of food? My review of Tom Philpott's Perilous Bounty for Undark.

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    Sep 30

    After today, we will likely have more violations of the Bush II ozone standard (.075 ppm) than we’ve had since 2003. We are not only seeing lots of violations of Obama ozone std (.070 ppm), but also days with really dirty air (ie way above the Bush II and Clinton ozone stds).

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    Sep 22

    Check out all 's coverage here! Featuring me and fellow western state resident

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    Sep 14

    Will people trust Colorado’s COVID exposure notification tool? via in

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  11. Retweeted
    Sep 10

    The advice from experts on risk reduction has been the same for years: thin trees and brush around property, reconsider where we build homes/infrastructure and how, and use prescribed fire to put more (less intense) fire back on the landscape

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    Aug 4

    Love today's deep dive from : How tuk tuks could become a key form of mobility in the COVID-19 era.

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  13. Jul 17

    Is it safe to strike up the band in a time of coronavirus? Embraced my inner band nerd for this story on new research on whether musical instruments could spread COVID.

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  14. Jun 25

    "This is about reimagining what safety looks like." Transit agencies reconsidering security forces amid protests, COVID cuts. My latest for

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    Apr 10

    Today BLM finalized a plan that will allow more drilling in Colorado's North Fork Valley. wrote about the region in December:

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  16. Apr 2

    UPDATE: FDA relaxes rules on gay men donating blood to meet "urgent and immediate need."

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  17. Apr 2

    With blood supplies in need, advocates call on the FDA to lift its ban on gay men donors. Public health experts say now may not be the right time.

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    Feb 20

    Local news is in full scale crisis, while the ranks of those covering national politics (politics - not policy, not federal government accountability or investigations. Politics) is as bloated as ever

    The division of labor in journalism is wild. Last night, 449 reporters from 151 news organizations were credentialed for the debate, according to Brian Stelter. Almost all of them watched it on television in the media center.
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  19. Feb 9

    In reporting this story, I heard so many quotes like this. It's hard enough being a teenager. Now many of them feel a responsibility to literally save the world.

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  20. Feb 9

    In this week's , anxiety over climate change is bearing down on youth. Is there anything adults can do about it?

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  21. Feb 4

    Kids are facing a future defined by climate change, and they're scared. How can adults talk to them about it without creating more panic? My latest for :

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