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Nicole Greenfield

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As seen in: Consumer Reports, Grist, ProQuest, YouGov, EcoWatch, La Opinión, OnEarth Magazine, Sierra Magazine, Religion Dispatches, Organic Consumers Association and
Investigative reporter @ConsumerReporters Environmental health, food, chemicals, sustainability Past: Senior writer @NRDC, 2022-23 fellow @ReligionEnviro

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Nicole Greenfield’s Journalist Portfolio

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NC's Gay Marriage Ban: "It's Going to Hurt the Church"

NC's Gay Marriage Ban: "It's Going to Hurt the Church"

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Sex and the (Hipster) Church

Sex and the (Hipster) Church

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Same-sex marriage legal, Argentinians ready to fight for full equality

Same-sex marriage legal, Argentinians ready to fight for full equality

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Say Earthalujah! Reverend Billy preaches the green gospel

Say Earthalujah! Reverend Billy preaches the green gospel

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Hookers for Jesus: Sex and Salvation on the Strip

Hookers for Jesus: Sex and Salvation on the Strip

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Sarah Palin's Alaska: "God-Given Oil Reserves"

Sarah Palin's Alaska: "God-Given Oil Reserves"

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Articles

Inside the Energy Affordability Crisis: ‘We Will All Be Affected By This’

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By Nicole Greenfield Verified
| Consumer Reports Verified
Across the U.S., tens of millions of utility customers are facing potential electric rate hikes—some for the second or third time in recent years. And many people say they simply can’t afford what the companies want to charge. The proposed increases are occurring amid an AI data center boom, and they are partly driven by the facilities’ skyrocketing demand for electricity.
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Electric Bills Keep Rising. Are These Regulators Protecting You?

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By Nicole Greenfield Verified
| Consumer Reports Verified
State public utility commissions are considering rate hikes that could cost ratepayers billions. The AI data center boom is partly to blame. May 22, 2026 Americans saw electric rates jump an average of 10.2 percent in the past year, and big new price hikes are on the way. Graphic: Consumer Reports, Getty Images Electric bills keep going up—seemingly with no limit in sight.
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Popular Adhesive Bandages Contain Low Levels of PFAS

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| Consumer Reports Verified
We tested 15 bandages from brands like Band-Aid, Nexcare, Welly, and Up&Up. Levels were generally very low, and one bandage had no detectable amount of all 30 forever chemicals we tested for. May 20, 2026 While the federal government doesn’t have regulatory limits for PFAS in products like adhesive bandages, all the bandages in our tests are safe to use. Photo: Scott Meadows/Consumer Reports PFAS chemicals aren’t just forever, they’re also everywhere.
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Awards

Knight Luce Fellowship for Reporting on Global Religion (2011)

I spent six weeks in Buenos Aires reporting on the relationship among religion, politics, and LGBT rights leading up to and since Argentina’s legalization of same-sex marriage in July 2010.

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Knight Grant for Reporting on Religion and American Public Life (2011)

My project took me to San Francisco and Seattle, and throughout New York City, to explore the range of views on sex and sexuality within “hip” evangelical churches.

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