Rachel Fobar
@rfobar
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Investigative reporter. Formerly covering wildlife crime @NatGeo. Medill Justice, @MedillSchool alum. Dessert connoisseur.
Joined September 2012
A huge update from last week: @CBP has banned imports of frankincense supplied by Somaliland company Asli Maydi, which supplied essential oils brand doTERRA for years, over forced labor.
U.S. bans imports from Asli Maydi, the Somaliland company that supplied frankincense oil to essential oils brand doTERRA, over forced labor. A @FullerProject investigation last year exposed exploitation and abuse of women workers.
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RT @mbolotnikova: .@rfobar has a great story for us today on what the hell is going on with animal experimentation under the Trump administ….
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My latest on research animal welfare for @voxdotcom.
Is Trump doing the right thing on animal research for the wrong reasons?
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The ban follows an investigation published last year into the abuse and exploitation of women frankincense sorters working for Asli Maydi in Somaliland.
theguardian.com
Female workers tell of exploitation and sexual assault at frankincense warehouse supplying US essential oils company
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RT @andreeball: Reporters, a bit of advice on something I learned the hard way: Don’t let anyone tell you something isn’t a story when you….
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RT @newlinesmag: NEW: Diamonds made Botswana an overnight success story, but its female workers are paying a heavy price, reports @louisedo….
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Numerous violations of standards at companies hand-selected by De Beers, including filthy workplaces and sexual harassment
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RT @WeiPoints: If you grab a copy of @nytimes today, you just might see a familiar byline on the cover of the science section 🙃 https://t.c….
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RT @Douglas_Main: My first story for @guardian / @thenewledenews:. Microplastics are turning up in more & more human organs — including th….
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Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
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RT @Rachael_Bale: Here we go! Introducing Wildlife Investigative Reporters & Editors (WIRE), a new journalism nonprofit from me, @rebersole….
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WIRE is an independent nonprofit journalism project. Rigorous investigative reporting and compelling narratives by highly accomplished journalists are hallmarks of WIRE stories. The overarching goal:...
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My latest for @FullerProject and the @GuardianUS.
Women in Somaliland who worked to supply frankincense to the U.S. essential oils company @doTERRA have said an investigation the company conducted into abuses by their local employer has placed them in danger, & that missing wages have still not been paid:
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Soon after I published, the Department of Justice secured the surrender of more than 4,000 beagles, who were later adopted into loving homes around the country.
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In 2022, I wrote about Envigo, a research beagle center that had racked up dozens of animal welfare violations. This week, the DOJ announced that Envigo’s parent company will pay $35 million—the largest fine in the history of the Animal Welfare Act.
justice.gov
Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty today to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean...
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RT @Dina_Maron: No story's ever done. The South African police officer leading plant poaching investigations has been arrested for alleged….
nationalgeographic.com
Demand for ornamental plants is ravaging South Africa’s rare desert flora—and fueling a nonstop duel between poachers and police.
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RT @FullerProject: Congrats to @FullerProject's contrib. reporters @JessieWill5, @rfobar & @ZahraYusufi for being named 2024 finalists for….
wallacehouse.umich.edu
Congratulations to this year's Livingston Award finalists in local, national and international reporting. Your work is proof that the future of journalism is bright.
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So honored to be a finalist—thank you @UMWallaceHouse! . Read my story here:. . @clairecoz @dominicru @GuardianUS @FullerProject.
theguardian.com
Female workers tell of exploitation and sexual assault at frankincense warehouse supplying US essential oils company
Congratulations to the 2024 Livingston Award finalists for international reporting! . Read more about them and their work ➡️ #universityofmichigan #livingstonawards #uofm #journalismmatters
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RT @IRE_NICAR: The Tortured Journalists Department:. -Election Night.-My Editor Only Cuts His Favorite Lines.-Who’s Afraid of My Little Old….
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