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Rachel Fobar

  • Investigative Reporter and Fact Checker, Freelance
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: MSN, The Guardian, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Future Perfect, Flipboard, The Mercury News, The Seattle Times, Baltimore Sun, Miami Herald and
Investigative reporter with @ocregister and @SoCalNewsGroup. Formerly covering wildlife crime @NatGeo. Medill Justice, @MedillSchool alum. Dessert connoisseur.
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In California’s high desert, dogs are being dumped to die a ‘horrible death,’ animal advocates say

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By Rachel Fobar
| The Mercury News Verified
For Faith Easdale, it’s the running that breaks her heart the most. After dogs are abandoned in the middle of nowhere, they will chase after the owners who dumped them. “Even if they’ve been abused, they run after the vehicle,” says Easdale, director of the foster-based Dream Fetchers Project Rescue.
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Cal State Fullerton researchers testing Ladera Ranch soil for contaminants Original

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By Rachel Fobar
| The Orange County Register Verified
At a chemistry lab at Cal State Fullerton, two students and their professor huddle around a tiny plastic jar containing a precious substance: dirt. It may not look like much, but this dirt might hold an explanation for what’s been making people sick in Ladera Ranch, where a string of children have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
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Spike in rare cancer cases spark anti-pesticide activism in Southern California

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By Rachel Fobar
| The San Diego Union-Tribune Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An anti-pesticide movement inspired by the emergence of rare cancer cases in Ladera Ranch is beginning to spread throughout Orange County and beyond — and already enjoying some success. Activist movements have formed in Dana Point, Rancho Mission Viejo and San Juan Capistrano, and some in Aliso Viejo are using the current momentum to revive a campaign they’d fought in 2024.
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