Environment reporter @CALmatters. Lapsed immunology lab rat. Former science journalist for @verge. Tweets mine, RTs & likes≠endorsements. Pronouns: She/her
What do you do with a group of symptoms in categorical limbo? For the past few months, I've taken a deep dive into research on what some say could be a new psychological disorder - sluggish cognitive tempo. So excited to present my latest for @statnews. https://t.co/0jQCIEEJjP
150 cases of MIS-C in Quebec to date. That’s 1 in every 433 confirmed covid cases in 0-19 year olds resulting in MIS-C. To me, that’s not something I’d qualify as “rare”. https://t.co/T1jxkS1CsG
@darakass As the founder of Physician Support Line, I just want to gently remind my med student and doctor colleagues that we are here to vent, grieve, cry, debrief on any subject. Does not have to be a crisis at all. We are just docs supporting docs & report to no one. https://t.co/lNyBSzu2mu
Progress continues to be extremely slow at the Salton Sea, but at least there is some progress to report. Story by @MarkOlalde: https://t.co/50yM6cW42y
Sometimes being a mom makes my reporting better.
Sometimes my reporting makes me a mom.
Both are the case in this story about how FDA allows the first food I fed my kid to be way more toxic than other foods.
My latest for @EENewsUpdateshttps://t.co/i6EiIaxZJl
Proud to have contributed a blurb for @MikeMendezPhD's book on environmental justice and California climate policy. I'll say it again, those who seek to form a durable — or any — consensus on national climate policy would be advised to read this book. https://t.co/SYhpVVLkbLhttps://t.co/ecXBJrdXdX
Honored "Climate Change From the Streets" won the Sprout Award for best book in int'll environmental studies/politics from the International Studies Association @isanet My book shows climate politics are racialized at local & global scales.
No one expected Newsom to veto a bill that would have allowed dumps to continue accepting treated lumber like railroad ties, fence posts and decking materials. It threw the waste management world into disarray. Reporting w/ @dakaslerhttps://t.co/ucxRSgGg7F
A NYT reporter was admonished by Exxon for tweeting about oil industry ties to white supremacy. They deleted the tweet.
But @KendraWrites fleshes out the connection 👇🏼 https://t.co/YMUs430w24
🧐 My latest investigation looks at US' lagging surveillance for variants.
“We have enough sequencers to sequence SARS-CoV-2 from every case, 100x over,” @K_G_Andersen told me.
But we are sequencing just 1.5% of cases, according to @GISAID posts.
https://t.co/YBHJvV1che
By going through three rounds of egg freezing and "forgoing the opportunity to invest those dollars in a retirement vehicle like a mutual fund, 401(k), or the stock market, I lost, by my estimates, more than $150,000 in potential investment earnings." https://t.co/2ZiyUqQyKr
This week, my book — RESTRICTED DATA: The History of Nuclear Weapons in the United States — is officially launching! I'll be doing some online events this week, and some in early May, for those who are interested. https://t.co/TZxC20x3w3
Completely related sidenote: if you know an outlet looking for higher ed, political, or investigative reporters who use an equity/ppl oriented lens & who have a proven track record of fighting for access to info (two PRA lawsuits so far), please lmk https://t.co/V4zuJHP4QC
If you have elderly loved ones or friends in California nursing homes you MUST read this story by @jocelynwiener. The state @CAPublicHealth has not approved licenses for the owner but allows them to continue to operate anyway. #seniorcarehttps://t.co/Mlct8ubvsr
One thing good people can do to counteract all the horrible people who send abusive messages to journalists, especially female journalists, especially female journalists of color -- is to let them know you appreciate their work. (Tweeting for a friend, I'm okay)
On drought and water: Let's not forget that the acreage of water-thirsty crops in the Valley INCREASED since the last drought, when domestic wells went dry and land sunk as a result of over pumping. https://t.co/OPFG79dVDYhttps://t.co/4Tar2gNCLb