Environmental Scientist. Writer. Mother.

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Am I an Environmental Hypochondriac?

I know that’s what you’re thinking. It would make sense, wouldn’t it? I am, after all, a somewhat anxious person. I worry more than I probably should about my kids’ ...
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Writing From the Outside In: On Activism

I have been thinking a lot about activism this week, in part because so much has been going on: the anti-rape marches at UVA, the racial protests in Ferguson and …

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When Did Cancer Become a Judy Blume Novel?

It’s the last week of pink.  Soon our store aisles will return to their regular kaleidoscope of colors, and our autumn décor will resume its traditional tones of red, yellow, …

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