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Karen Charman

Karen Charman is freelance investigative environmental journalist who has written extensively about nuclear issues. Her stories on nuclear power have appeared in The Nation, World Watch Magazine, Extra!, On The Issues, The Progressive, WhoWhatWhy, TomPaine and the academic …
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J. David McSwane

J. David McSwane is a reporter in ProPublica’s D.C. office. Previously, he was an investigative reporter for the Dallas Morning News, where his reporting on the state’s outsourced Medicaid …
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Leanna First-Arai

Leanna First-Arai is a freelance journalist who covers environmental and climate (in)justice. Her work has appeared in Undark, Sierra Magazine, Yes! Magazine, Outside Magazine, on New England Public Radio and elsewhere. Follow her on Twitter: @FirstArai.
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Kate Wheeling

Kate Wheeling is an environmental journalist based in California.
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Robert Galbraith

Robert Galbraith is a senior research analyst focused on research on the oil and gas industry and on regional power networks in Buffalo and New York State more broadly. …
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Marina Martinez

Marina Martinez is a Brazilian biologist, environmental scientist and freelance writer. Her writing covers issues related to health, sustainable development, political economy and sociocultural transformation. She blogs on Medium.
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J. David Cox Sr.

Jeffrey David Cox Sr. is national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which is the largest union representing federal and D.C. government employees.
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Michael Green

Michael Green is the chief executive officer of the Center for Environmental Health, which he founded in 1996. The Center works with parents, communities, businesses, workers, and government to …
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Julia Watts Belser

Julia Watts Belser is a scholar, activist and rabbi working at the intersections of disability studies, queer feminist Jewish ethics and environmental justice. She is a professor at Georgetown …
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Laura Heitman Berry

Laura Heitman Berry, MSc, is the research and publications director at Climate Mobilization. Follow her at @_laurahberry.