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WATCH: The challenges and opportunities facing environmental journalism
Brian Bienkowski, managing editor of The New Lede, joined The Happy Disruptors Podcast to talk about the state of environmental journalism and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Bienkowski and host Kaitie Hartmann of the Great Outdoor...
What’s new for you at TNL
Dear readers,
You may have noticed some changes on our Substack. We’re excited to let you know what’s changing — and what’s staying the same.
Our editor-in-chief, veteran journalist Carey Gillam, launched TNL’s independent, non-profit new...
Major fast food chains may still be sourcing beef raised with antibiotics, report asserts
McDonald’s, Subway and Taco Bell are failing to keep up with pledges to reduce the use of antibiotics in their beef supply, according to a group of food safety advocates.
Despite promises to reduce or even eliminate the practice entirely,...
This American city perfected clean water for beer — now it’s fighting to keep cancer-causing nitrates out of the tap
By Keith Schneider
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisc. — Ever since Jacob Leinenkugel discovered spring waters here that were pure enough to brew his famous beer, this small Wisconsin city’s devotion to clean water has been paramount.
That’s why in 199...
Need a little good news? How states are leading on environmental health
TNL managing editor Brian Bienkowski spoke with Susan Kaplan, author of “A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health,” about how states are leading the way on environmental health.
Kaplan, a research assistant professor o...
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Independent newsroom dedicated to covering issues at the intersection of human and environmental health.
Editor and journalist covering food, farming and the environment for The New Lede.
Brooklyn-based science journalist. Editorial intern at The New Lede. Master’s student in NYU's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP). Previously at CBC News. Words in Slate, Offrange, Prism, The Brooklyn Paper, and elsewhere.
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