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Freelance journalist. Economy, climate, etc. Seen in @CBSNews, @FortuneMagazine + more. Ex-@business. Adjunct @EmersonCollege. Threads: @layniaclayniac👇

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Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social
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RT @jonathanchait: If anybody is hiring a Washington reporter, @LauraLitvan is an excellent one.
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RT @cqresearcher: Environmental, Social & Governance (#ESG) investing peaked in 2021, as the business approach has sparked public backlash….
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RT @JournoResource: Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey in August estimated at least 45% of U.S. tap water contains one or more typ….
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We summarize studies on health impacts, the efficacy of consumer water filters, racial disparities in PFAS exposure, and more.
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My first story for @statnews is out today. Ever wonder how much plastic waste hospitals produce and what they're doing about it? #climate #plasticpollution #healthcare.
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Some 14,000 tons of waste is generated every day at hospitals and other health care facilities around the country, roughly a quarter of it plastic.
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RT @rickberke: This is an illuminating report that lays out some of the Medicare program's biggest coverage mistakes, and offers readers a….
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RT @NoahSabich: "She’s one of an estimated 2.2 million Americans without access to clean, running water and indoor plumbing." https://t.co/….
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Tammie Bailey lives in McDowell County, West Virginia, where homes were never connected to mains water, even in the coal boom times, and where residents are waiting for help.
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RT @MiriamWasser: MA utilities have been ordered to decrease the price of natural gas they deliver to your home. While this is welcome ne….
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The average household will see their monthly gas bill decrease by about 4-5%.
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RT @aimeepicchi: Couple of factoids for context: SNAP dollars are provided by the federal government. And Iowa had a $2 billion budget su….
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RT @MiriamWasser: The country's first large offshore wind farm, Vineyard Wind 1, is on track to begin producing electricity by the end of t….
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WBUR visited Barnstable to see where the project stands and learn what work remains.
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RT @latbbolch: Tip for journalists: It's a truly inane question, but ALWAYS ask if there's anything else that's noteworthy about a person/t….
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RT @guardian: Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s
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Oil company drove some of the leading science of the era only to publicly dismiss global heating
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That stack of fresh notebooks, new year optimism is full bore this afternoon. #journalism #news #newsemester #freelancing #freelancejournalism
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RT @ByIanJames: Today we're launching a new @latimes podcast series: Colorado River in Crisis . My colleagues and I traveled from the river….
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People have been warning about the breakdown of the Colorado River for decades. It's now at a tipping point. Today, we kick off our six-part special on this vital source of water for the American...
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RT @DavidCuillier: Resolve in 2023 to spread #FOI! Tips to starting newsroom FOI coach in @IRE_NICAR journal FOI Files column. Also, my lin….
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RT @SharonLLynch: So proud of this work from @AP reflecting on the parallels between what I learned of the Bosnian War in Sarajevo and what….
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Vildana Mutevelić huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins.
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Let us pause for a moment an appreciate being alive. #sunset #Boston #Somerville
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RT @BostonGlobe: Climate change will deplete groundwater levels across the Greater Boston area after 2030, putting drinking water, plants,….
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