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Reporting

How they did it: News collaboration exposes how special interests use ‘model’ legislation

Denise-Marie Ordway | March 10, 2020
Three investigative journalists offer tips on how reporters should approach newsroom collaborations and how these partnerships can be more effective.
Climate Change

Carbon taxes + cap and trade = Tackling climate change like an economist

Clark Merrefield | September 13, 2019
Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade are the strategies for tackling climate change that have won the hearts of many economists. But the details of how the price of carbon is set are hardly settled.
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Food, Agriculture

Would you like some frog with that salad? Wildlife in produce is not rare

Chloe Reichel | August 1, 2019
Dozens of people in the U.S. have found frogs, bats, birds and other creatures -- some still alive -- in their packaged produce in recent years, finds a new study.
Economics

Global warming has worsened economic inequality and made some rich countries richer

Clark Merrefield | April 24, 2019
New research quantifies how global warming has hampered — and benefited — wealthier and poorer economies.
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Immigration

What the research says about border walls

Denise-Marie Ordway | February 5, 2019
This roundup of research focuses on border barriers — what they are, why they have become popular, whether they actually help countries control their borders and how they impact the environment and local communities.
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Public Health

Lyme disease linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Chloe Reichel | May 8, 2018
Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread through ticks, has been linked in a study to a new concern: obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS).
e. coli bacteria
Health Care

What you need to know about the microbiome

Chloe Reichel | May 4, 2018
What is the microbiome? We highlight recent research on the unique communities of trillions of bacteria that we all host.
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Energy

Ethanol economics, emissions and the environment: A JR briefing

David Trilling | November 27, 2017
The United States produces over 1 million barrels of ethanol a day, mostly from corn, to be mixed into gasoline. But is it cleaner? And are the government’s economic incentives having intended consequences? We review the research.
Food author Michael Pollan
Food, Agriculture

Covering food policy and the Farm Bill: Insights from author Michael Pollan

Nilagia McCoy | November 2, 2017
Author Michael Pollan discussed the Farm Bill’s far-reaching impact on the U.S. food system and the environment, how journalists can better cover food policy, and more during a visit to Harvard's Shorenstein Center.
men fishing for salmon
Food, Agriculture

Farmed versus wild salmon: Research review

David Trilling | October 3, 2017
The debate over farmed salmon raises a number of health and environmental questions. This explainer and research review will help journalists sort through the noise.

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