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Meg Wilcox is a Boston-based environmental journalist covering agriculture, fisheries, environmental health and the business of sustainability. Her writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine, Inside Climate News, Wired, Undark, Salon, Civil Eats, Ensia, Environmental Health News, Trellis, National Geographic, Next City, PRI and more.

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Regulating chemicals by class: A task of surgical precision

Regulating chemicals by class: A task of surgical precision

How do we get rid of regrettable substitution chemicals? Depends on who you ask.

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What the Rapid Rise of Norway's Farmed Salmon Industry Means For the Rest of the World

What the Rapid Rise of Norway's Farmed Salmon Industry Means For the Rest of the World

In their new book, investigative journalists Simen Sætre and Kjetil Østli explore the environmental and socia…

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There's kelp on the school lunch menu, and it's more popular than you'd think - The Boston Globe

There's kelp on the school lunch menu, and it's more popular than you'd think - The Boston Globe

Students are the driving force behind efforts to offer healthier foods that are also good for the planet.

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Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic 'Forever Chemicals,' Scientists Warn

Pesticides Are Spreading Toxic 'Forever Chemicals,' Scientists Warn

Common chemicals sprayed on many crops each year are cloaked in bureaucratic uncertainties

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A Butterfly's Brilliant Blue Wings Lead to Less Toxic Paint

A Butterfly's Brilliant Blue Wings Lead to Less Toxic Paint

The vibrant blue hues of morpho butterflies' wings have long captivated not only lepidopterists but also chem…

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Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecast...

Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecast...

WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys and other devices to provide …

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Should You Compost Bioplastics in Your Backyard?

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By Meg Wilcox Verified
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Unlock the Full Story with a Civil Eats Membership Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. The Austrian company TUV has a similar label, OK Home, with hundreds of products already in the U.S. market. Compostable bioplastics are largely made using the same processes as for traditional plastics, using either plant materials or fossil fuels or both.
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Should You Compost Bioplastics in Your Backyard?

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18 hours ago If you like going on a long road trip, you might want to steer clear of these vehicles. It wasn't very long ago that electric vehicles were not something you could use for longer trips. Thankfully, the "100-mile commuter EV" era is in the rearview mirror and there are now loads of models to choose …
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Could AI Be a Boon to Regenerative Agriculture?

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Unlock the Full Story with a Civil Eats Membership Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. Yet agriculture depends on the ecosystem services that diverse species provide. Barn owls eat thousands of rodents that feed on crops. Songbirds and small mammals eat insect pests and weed seeds. Bees, bats, and moths pollinate food plants.
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Awards

Society of Environmental Journalists Award

2024 - Explanatory Reporting

Second Place "BPA's Evil Cousin" by Meg Wilcox for Environmental Health News Story links: "Ramped-Up US Construction Exposes Workers to an Unregulated Toxic" (Aug. 3, 2023) "BADGE at the 'Very Top As a Chemical of Concern' for Workers Handling Epoxy Resins" (Aug. 3, 2023) "How BPA and Its Evil Cousins Dodge Meaningful Regulation" (Jan. 8, 2024) "Regulating Chemicals by Class: A Task of Surgical Precision" (Jan. 9, 2024) "LISTEN: What I Learned Investigating BADGE — BPA's Evil Cousin" (Jan. 9, 2024) Judges' comments: "A classic accountability story that sheds light about BADGE, a chemical that's ubiquitous around us — used in art projects to construction work sites — with potential endocrine-disrupting capabilities. EHN's investigation is ambitious and vast in scope as they trace the lack of regulation to rein in this chemical in the US and Europe. Easy to read, illuminating and in-depth look into a chemical that's less known, unregulated and has the potential to harm all of us."

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