Rachel Fobar

Investigative reporter with @ocregister and @SoCalNewsGroup. Formerly covering wildlife crime @NatGeo. Medill Justice, @MedillSchool alum. Dessert connoisseur.

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

I've started a new position as an investigative reporter at the @ocregister! The OC Register is part of the @SoCalNewsGroup, so I'll be covering surrounding areas as well.

Please reach out to send me tips, story ideas, friendly hellos, hate mail, recipes, etc!

[O.C. Register @ocregister]

Back at home across from Garden Grove’s GKN Aerospace, these residents are filled with anger, angst https://t.co/R2juIMX3l0

[O.C. Register @ocregister]

Nearly $200 million set aside in California to update school HVAC systems remains unspent https://t.co/awqAISaKBf

[Marina Bolotnikova @mbolotnikova]

.@rfobar has a great story for us today on what the hell is going on with animal experimentation under the Trump administration, balancing a lot of threads very well - give it a read!

https://t.co/qbzgLFcKQc

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

My latest on research animal welfare for @voxdotcom

[Vox @voxdotcom]

Is Trump doing the right thing on animal research for the wrong reasons? https://t.co/FuG97Y4fnk

[CBP @CBP]

CBP personnel are now detaining frankincense and frankincense-based products sourced from Somalia by Asli Maydi. These products are commonly used in essential oils. The withhold release order is in place due to forced labor indicators. Read more: https://t.co/l0qMuVo2TA

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

The ban follows an investigation published last year into the abuse and exploitation of women frankincense sorters working for Asli Maydi in Somaliland. https://t.co/EJeU3pktXJ

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

A huge update from last week: @CBP has banned imports of frankincense supplied by Somaliland company Asli Maydi, which supplied essential oils brand doTERRA for years, over forced labor.

[The Fuller Project @FullerProject]

U.S. bans imports from Asli Maydi, the Somaliland company that supplied frankincense oil to essential oils brand doTERRA, over forced labor. A @FullerProject investigation last year exposed exploitation and abuse of women workers.
https://t.co/5oE9dvLxEz

[Andrea Ball @andreeball]

Reporters, a bit of advice on something I learned the hard way: Don’t let anyone tell you something isn’t a story when you know it is.

I’ve fallen into this trap. Years later, I still regret not telling stories I should have.

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[New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag]

NEW: Diamonds made Botswana an overnight success story, but its female workers are paying a heavy price, reports @louisedonovan for @newlinesmag, with @fullerproject. https://t.co/E41DGqhoxT

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

@WeiPoints @smithsonian This is so cool!

[Maya Wei-Haas, Ph.D. @WeiPoints]

If you grab a copy of @nytimes today, you just might see a familiar byline on the cover of the science section 🙃

[Douglas Main @Douglas_Main]

My first story for @guardian / @thenewledenews:

Microplastics are turning up in more & more human organs — including the brain.

(Thread...)

https://t.co/bjYVIupxKX

[Investigative Reporters & Editors @IRE_NICAR]

Ever since I was a little girl I knew I wanted to request public records

[Rachael Bale @Rachael_Bale]

Here we go! Introducing Wildlife Investigative Reporters & Editors (WIRE), a new journalism nonprofit from me, @rebersole, and @OlliePayneHere to make sure important stories about exploitation of nature and animals continue to be told. https://t.co/nSpDDREOfc

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

@FullerProject @GuardianUS Original story here: https://t.co/EJeU3pl1Nh

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

My latest for @FullerProject and the @GuardianUS.

[The Fuller Project @FullerProject]

Women in Somaliland who worked to supply frankincense to the U.S. essential oils company @doTERRA have said an investigation the company conducted into abuses by their local employer has placed them in danger, & that missing wages have still not been paid: https://t.co/1chCFZkXD3

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

Soon after I published, the Department of Justice secured the surrender of more than 4,000 beagles, who were later adopted into loving homes around the country.
https://t.co/9lFoiQRQ6s

[Rachel Fobar @rfobar]

In 2022, I wrote about Envigo, a research beagle center that had racked up dozens of animal welfare violations.

This week, the DOJ announced that Envigo’s parent company will pay $35 million—the largest fine in the history of the Animal Welfare Act.
https://t.co/cm1UzphLHU

[Dina Fine Maron @Dina_Maron]

No story's ever done. The South African police officer leading plant poaching investigations has been arrested for alleged crimes including corruption, something I caught wind of several yrs ago when reporting the story and police denied. THREAD https://t.co/AtI6WQG9tZ