Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social

Freelance journalist. Economy, climate, etc. Seen in @CBSNews, @FortuneMagazine + more. Ex-@business. Adjunct @EmersonCollege. Threads: @layniaclayniac👇

[Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social @Layniac]

@WeatherSullivan Science!

[Jonathan Chait @jonathanchait]

If anybody is hiring a Washington reporter, @LauraLitvan is an excellent one.

[Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social @Layniac]

@LauraLitvan I just heard about this @LauraLitvan. I learned so much from you during my time there - your institutional memory is invaluable and so are you. I am at the ready with freelance stuff if you need/want it. Any top news outlet would be lucky to have you.

[CQ Researcher @cqresearcher]

Environmental, Social & Governance (#ESG) investing peaked in 2021, as the business approach has sparked public backlash in some political circles.

Will (and should) companies continue to shy away from it? @Layniac reports. https://t.co/LS0Qbd0vGO

[Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social @Layniac]

@eacrunden @JournoResource Thanks so much for talking to me for the piece!

[The Journalist's Resource @JournoResource]

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey in August estimated at least 45% of U.S. tap water contains one or more types of PFAS. @Layniac summarizes studies on where these "forever chemicals" are found, including racial disparities in PFAS exposure:

https://t.co/ntJuuUCMU6

[Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social @Layniac]

@josephmenn There's a good Gen-X joke here somewhere. Eh, whatever.

[Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social @Layniac]

My first story for @statnews is out today. Ever wonder how much plastic waste hospitals produce and what they're doing about it? #climate #plasticpollution #healthcare

[STAT @statnews]

Some 14,000 tons of waste is generated every day at hospitals and other health care facilities around the country, roughly a quarter of it plastic. https://t.co/LRYpP54feG

[Rick Berke @rickberke]

This is an illuminating report that lays out some of the Medicare program's biggest coverage mistakes, and offers readers a host of resources, including a glossary of "Medicare-speak."

[Shayndi Raice @Shayndi]

Please please help us spread the word that #JournalismIsNotACrime! My @WSJ colleague @evangershkovich has been arrested by the Russians on completely trumped up charges. Read more about Evan here: https://t.co/iWskwV5nwT #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan

[Noah Sabich @NoahSabich]

"She’s one of an estimated 2.2 million Americans without access to clean, running water and indoor plumbing." https://t.co/JQmxh2QgBP

[Miriam Wasser @MiriamWasser]

MA utilities have been ordered to decrease the price of natural gas they deliver to your home.

While this is welcome news in the short-term, enviros say this moment is a good reminder that the price of renewables is far less volatile than fossil fuels https://t.co/BPCazNc8S1

[Aimee Picchi @aimeepicchi]

Couple of factoids for context: SNAP dollars are provided by the federal government.

And Iowa had a $2 billion budget surplus last year AND cut their corporate tax rate.

#foodstamps #snap

[Miriam Wasser @MiriamWasser]

The country's first large offshore wind farm, Vineyard Wind 1, is on track to begin producing electricity by the end of this year.

We went to the Cape this week to check out the project's progress. (Spoiler alert: great photos by @RLubb in this story)
https://t.co/XHQaqGAYuO

[Ben Bolch @calpostbbolch]

Tip for journalists: It's a truly inane question, but ALWAYS ask if there's anything else that's noteworthy about a person/topic/issue at the end of an interview. I can't tell you how many times it's led to something that unexpectedly became the focus of a story.

[The Guardian @guardian]

Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s https://t.co/7MlgTZ1wQc

[Rachel Layne: http://layniac.bsky.social @Layniac]

That stack of fresh notebooks, new year optimism is full bore this afternoon. #journalism #news #newsemester #freelancing #freelancejournalism

[Ian James @ByIanJames]

Today we're launching a new @latimes podcast series: Colorado River in Crisis

My colleagues and I traveled from the river's headwaters in the Rocky Mountains to the dry delta in Mexico. Here is Part 1: A Dying River
https://t.co/ZHlO1K74rH