
Kate Selig
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climate science and environment reporter @bostonglobe π | prev: @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @sfchronicle, etc. | βοΈ: kate.selig 'at' https://t.co/w34IkTffRS
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Joined April 2020
Iβm thrilled to share that Iβve joined @BostonGlobe as a climate reporter! π Tips, coffee recs, or just want to get in touch? Send me an email at kate.selig 'at' https://t.co/05ICv1qynp. π« Iβm especially interested in stories about climate adaptation and new technologies.
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πΊπΈ N.E. Scientists Face 'Chaos And Confusion' β«Shutdown, layoffs, uncertainty prevent planning on public, private fronts β«Sabrina Shankman & @kate_selig
#frontpagestoday #USA @BostonGlobe
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After writing The Washington Post's press freedom newsletter for the past few months with Jason Rezaian as a freelancer, I've joined full time. Looking forward to continue reporting on media and democracy. Today's edition is on violence facing journalists covering ICEβ¬οΈ
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I'm grateful to @OPC_Foundation for a grant that helped fund this reporting. The story would not have been possible without their support!
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Some researchers estimate that the method, known as enhanced rock weathering, has the potential to lock away billions of tons of carbon. But a key question is whether companies like Terradot can accurately and cost-effectively measure how much carbon they remove.
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My first international byline is out today in @washingtonpost! I reported on Terradot, a start-up thatβs working to sequester large amounts of carbon using crushed rock in Brazil.
washingtonpost.com
Terradot, a carbon removal company, is using βenhanced rock weatheringβ to sequester carbon by spreading crushed volcanic rock over farmland.
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The money would have gone toward projects focused on greening the energy sector, including deploying electric school buses and cutting the cost of solar panels. @BostonGlobe
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Iβm thrilled to announce that yesterday was my first day as an editorial assistant on the beauty team at @WomensHealthMag! If you have a story idea, work in beauty PR or the industry at large, or just want to say hello, you can reach me at katie.mogg@hearst.com! ππ
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πΊπΈ Trump Pulls U.S. Attorney Pick As Support Flags β«The means of Ed Martinβs ascent as the leading prosecutor for the U.S. attorneyβs office in Washington was his path out of power β«@GlennThrush @alanfeuer @maggieNYT @DevlinBarrett β« https://t.co/KJQa3icyB1
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πΊπΈ F.B.I. Stretched Rules In Scouring Online DNA β«New records show that the F.B.I. identified Bryan Kohberger as a potential murder suspect after tapping consumer databases that were supposed to be off limits #frontpagestoday #USA @nytimes πΊπΈ
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Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal diagnosis. He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.
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Dr. Bryant Lin, who teaches medicine at Stanford University, was given a terminal diagnosis. He wanted his students to understand the humanity at the core of medicine.
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πΊπΈ Democrats Aim To Foil A Constitutional Rewrite β«Some Republicans have said that a constitutional convention is overdue. Many Democratic-led states have rescinded their long-ago calls for one, and California will soon consider whether to do the same β«@hknightsf @kate_selig
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From Black Mountain, North Carolina: A week after Hurricane Helene, people are still searching for loved ones. They are scouring riverbeds, scrolling endlessly through social media and -- in some cases -- fearing the worst. (no paywall. w/ @kate_selig)
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The stormβs death toll has climbed past 225, but many people remain unaccounted for and searching for them is complicated. Their families are desperate for answers.
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At the start of college, I worked with @felicitybarr to compile environmental headlines for her online magazine, "& the West." Today, I was proud to see my article on heat deaths at the top of the roundup.
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Earlier this week, I traveled to St. Louis to report on an unusual case where a local prosecutor is attempting to save the life of a man his office once tried to put to death. Here's the latest:
nytimes.com
The case of Marcellus Williams, 55, who has maintained his innocence in a 1998 killing, has pitted a local prosecutor against the stateβs attorney general.
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Researchers estimate that heat kills more people than any other extreme weather event in the U.S. But experts say a lack of effective tracking and precise data is leading to needless deaths.
nytimes.com
As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities.
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Weather experts said waves produced by Hurricane Ernesto and high winds appeared to be the cause of a house collapsing into the ocean in Rodanthe, North Carolina, though local officials said the unoccupied house was at risk before the storm. https://t.co/x3YYjWGEFw
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