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Liz Borkowski is a Research Associate at the George Washington University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. She lives in Washington, DC and loves public transportation and pumpkin empanadas.
Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH is a Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. She also spent a decade working for the US Department of Labor, and has served on the teams investigating the 2006 Sago mine disaster and 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster for the state of West Virginia.
Category: Cancer
The Goldman Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes and encourages journalism which promotes more effective and ethical conduct of government, the making of public policy, or the practice of politics by disclosing excessive secrecy, impropriety and mismanagement, or instances of particularly commendable government performance."
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Category: Water
Philadelphia's plan to improve stormwater management by charging based on impervious surfaces has aroused opposition.
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Category: Infectious Diseases
Two years after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti, a cholera epidemic is still ravaging the country.
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Category: Cancer
Documentary filmmakers Rachel Libert and Tony Hardmon chronicle the struggles of U.S. Marine families seeking justice from the Department of Defense for illnesses associated with their exposure to environmental contaminants on US bases.
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Category: Environmental Health
Widespread drought and a spill of hydrofracking chemicals remind the US that we can't take our rainfall and water supply for granted.
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Category: Water
Every March 22nd is designated as World Water Day, with the goal of "focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources."
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Category: Public Health - General
A study accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters predicts how the Haitian cholera epidemic will progress and how different effective control measures are likely to be.
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Category: Water
The number of new cholera cases reported in Haiti each week has dropped, but the bacteria won't be leaving the country any time soon. Is it time to gear up for a vaccination campaign?
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Category: Water
Worldwide, 884 million people still lack access to improved water sources - and water quality is threatened.
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Category: Public Health - General
Hurricane Tomas didn't do as much damage to Haiti as was feared - but the floodwaters that remain could play a role in the country's cholera outbreak.
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