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Monica Amarelo

  • Vice President, Media Relations, EWG
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: EWG, Medical Xpress, Children's Health Defense
Covers:  innovation, science policy, science, earth, nasa, washington dc, energy
Comms for @EWG. Tweeting about toxic chemicals, clean water, the environment + health. Views are my own. On Threads as @monicaamarelo. She/Her

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Monica Amarelo is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC, where she covers energy issues, the environment, global warming, health policy, and science.

Prior to that, she was managing editor of the quarterly science and security magazine the Public Interest Report. While there she covered cyber security, energy and the environment, national security, nuclear policy, and STEM education.

She has also published articles about science and technology for the American Association for the Advanceme…

Monica Amarelo’s Journalist Portfolio

Will Nuclear Power in the United States See a Revival This Decade?

Will Nuclear Power in the United States See a Revival This Decade?

In the wake of the devastating meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, many Americans…

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Links between the Norway Terrorist Events and Possible Future Attacks Utilizing Weapons of Mass D...

Links between the Norway Terrorist Events and Possible Future Attacks Utilizing Weapons of Mass D...

On July 22, 2011, Anders Breivik conducted one of the most deadly terrorist attack in history (out of over 98…

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Russia Concerned as U.S. Moves Forward With Unreliable NATO Missile Defense Shield

Russia Concerned as U.S. Moves Forward With Unreliable NATO Missile Defense Shield

Missile defense is still one issue that enjoys bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress. The Obama administrat…

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Missile Watch Features WikiLeaks and Viktor Bout

Missile Watch Features WikiLeaks and Viktor Bout

The surprise extradition of notorious arms trafficker Viktor Bout to the United States tops the list of devel…

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34 U.S. Nobel Laureates Urge Inclusion of President Obama's $150 Billion Clean Energy Technology ...

34 U.S. Nobel Laureates Urge Inclusion of President Obama's $150 Billion Clean Energy Technology ...

A group of 34 U.S. Nobel laureates is calling on President Obama to urge Congress to include the president's …

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Congress Launches the First National Research Program Focused on Technology and Learning

Congress Launches the First National Research Program Focused on Technology and Learning

Congress has authorized a major new research center, the National Center for Research in Advanced Information…

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Reducing multiple tap water contaminants could prevent over 50,000 cancer cases

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By Monica Amarelo, Gaby Clark Verified, Robert Egan Verified
| Medical Xpress Verified
Drinking water treatment that pursues a multi-contaminant approach, tackling several pollutants at once, could prevent more than 50,000 lifetime cancer cases in the U.S., finds a new study by the Environmental Working Group. The finding challenges the merits of regulating one tap water contaminant at a time, the long‑standing practice of states and the federal government.
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Key California Assembly committee advances bill to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

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By Monica Amarelo
| EWG
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California is one step closer to protecting millions of residents from tap water contaminated by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. The Assembly’s Environmental Safety and Toxics Materials Committee on April 8 advanced a drinking water bill that includes setting enforceable state PFAS water standards.
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Preservative in Hundreds of Popular Kids’ Foods May Damage Immune System

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By Monica Amarelo
| Children's Health Defense
New peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group shows TBHQ, a preservative in Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats and hundreds of other foods, may damage the immune system. A food preservative used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods may harm the immune system, according to a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group.
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Interview

What's your favorite social network?

In 2009, I found a $200 round trip airfare from DC to Moscow on Twitter. Yes, that's right. $200 rt. I've been a huge fan ever since.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I worked for my high school newspaper as a photographer and reporter. I interviewed teachers and students, and covered club events.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Between 8:30 - 10:30 am and after 3:30 pm ET.
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