Madeline Ostrander

@madelinevo

Madeline Ostrander is an environmental journalist and the author of At Home on an Unruly Planet. She is currently a fellow at the MIT Knight Science Journalism Program.

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Letters From the May 23-30, 2016, Issue Letters From the May 23-30, 2016, Issue

Childbearing vs. child-rearing… Lost in translation?…

May 5, 2016 / Letters / Our Readers, Madeline Ostrander, and Cynthia Haven

How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth?

How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth? How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth?

Any child born now could, by midlife, see massive storms inundate coastal cities and the Great Plains turn to dust. Could I have one, knowing I might not be able to keep her safe?

Mar 24, 2016 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

Loving the Puget Sound to Death

Loving the Puget Sound to Death Loving the Puget Sound to Death

Four decades after the passage of the Clean Water Act, regulators haven’t kept up with the pollution pressure that growing populations put on America’s shorelines.

Feb 4, 2015 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World?

Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World? Can GMOs Help Feed a Hot and Hungry World?

Not if activists succeed in making the genetic modification of food politically unsustainable.

Aug 13, 2014 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

Bluegrass Uprising

Bluegrass Uprising Bluegrass Uprising

As American energy production booms, thousands face pipelines in their backyards.

Dec 18, 2013 / Feature / Madeline Ostrander

The Parable of Rupert Murdoch

The Parable of Rupert Murdoch The Parable of Rupert Murdoch

Democracy doesn’t fare well when a few personalities dominate media ownership.

Aug 16, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander

Is Fracking a Necessary Evil?

Is Fracking a Necessary Evil? Is Fracking a Necessary Evil?

Despite the ills of fracking, the Obama administration claims more natural gas is part of the solution to climate change.

Aug 15, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander

Warning: This Gasoline Is Hazardous to Your Planet

Warning: This Gasoline Is Hazardous to Your Planet Warning: This Gasoline Is Hazardous to Your Planet

A new campaign wants to warn you about the perils of climate change by putting labels on gas pumps.

Aug 9, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander

Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal

Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal Frigid and Sweltering: The New Climate Normal

A new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says weather around the world is becoming more extreme.

Aug 8, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander

Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty

Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty Unions and Environmentalists: A Match Made with Difficulty

How labor and environmentalists in California are finding common cause.

Aug 7, 2013 / Blog / Madeline Ostrander

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