Articles by Senior Staff Writer Zoya Teirstein
Zoya Teirstein is a senior staff writer covering the impacts of climate change on human health. Her work can also be found in Rolling Stone, Wired, and the Associated Press. She has received awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association, the SEAL Awards, and the Society of Environmental Journalists, and completed reporting fellowships with SciLine, the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawai‘i, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Most recently, she was a 2022-2023 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting fellow.
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Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño, and a dose of bad luck.
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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
3M sold "forever chemicals" for decades. Will it foot the bill to get them out of our water supply?
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El Niño could cost the global economy $3 trillion
A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch.
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When disaster strikes, far-right groups see an opportunity to gain trust
As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.
