About Environmental Health News
Mission, Staff, Funding and Programmatic Information
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EnvironmentalHealthNews.org, a foundation-funded journalism organization founded in 2002, is published daily.
Our daily e-letter, Above The Fold, is available for free.
Mission |
The mission of Environmental Health News is to advance the public’s understanding of environmental health issues by publishing its own journalism and providing access to worldwide news about a variety of subjects related to the environment and health of humans, wildlife and ecosystems.
Environmental Health News advances the public’s understanding of environmental health issues, both by publishing our own articles and by providing access to worldwide news on subjects related to the environment and health of humans, wildlife and ecosystems.EHN journalists write articles that are published on the site. These stories are provided to newspapers and other media through EHN's news service. The content meets high journalistic standards and is under the control of Editor in Chief Marla Cone, an award-winning writer and one of the most experienced environmental journalists in the country. EHN also offers timely, daily access to hundreds of articles on environmental health topics published each day in the world press, and its searchable archives date back to 2002. EHN is funded by foundations and does not accept funding from interest groups.
Our syndication services are available for free and are used by over 300 other websites around the world.
Staff |
Peter Dykstra, Publisher
404-272-3304 or pdykstra@ehn.org
Press release announcing new Publisher, 26 May 2011
Marla Cone, Editor in Chief
434-220-0348 ext 412 or mcone@ehn.org
Press release announcing new Editor in Chief, 15 September 2008
Douglas Fischer, Editor, DailyClimate.org
434-220-0348 ext 413
Pauli Hayes, Managing Editor
Lisa Lefferts, Senior Editor
Cynthia Palmer Olsen, Senior Editor
Laura Pyle Brunton, Trainer / Assistant Editor
Dana Dugan, Assistant Editor / Social Media
Wendy Hessler, Science Writer, Science Communication Fellows Program
Kara West, Administrative Manager/Special Projects
Todd Koym, Chief Technology Officer
John Peterson Myers, Founder
434-220-0348 ext 411
Research Team
| Senior Web Researchers Sasha Adkins Kathy Blachowski Ranajo Dezanett Megan McLaughlin Toni McLaughlin Allison Osterberg Susan W. Sprague | Web Researchers Anna Baker Carol Brown Mara Ferris Jim Germond Laura Hepting Brett Israel Christine Keyser Lindsey Konkel Bill Kovarik | Michelle Lee Emily Loffredo Sabrina Richards Trish Riley Autumn Spanne Miranda Spencer Jesse Timberlake Rae Tyson Lori Valigra Jen Vann |
Contributors/Original Content
Brett Israel
Cheryl Katz
Jane Kay
Lindsey Konkel
Rae Tyson
Environmental Health Sciences |
Science Communication Fellows Program
Every year, Environmental Health Sciences selects 10 Science Communication Fellows who translate and publish new research findings that link environment and health and aim to increase public awareness and understanding. More...
All Fellows
2011 Fellows
2010 Fellows
2009 Fellows
2008 Fellows
2007 Fellows
2011 Science Communication Fellows
Joe M. Braun, MSPH, PhD, RN, Harvard School of Public Health
Aimin Chen, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Renee Gardner, PhD, Karolinska Institute
Roxanne Karimi, PhD, Stony Brook University
Brandon Moore, PhD, Louisiana Tech University
Audrey Moores, PhD, McGill University
Steven Neese, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana
Tamara Tal, PhD, Oregon State University
Wim Thielemans, PhD, MRSC, The University of Nottingham
Heather Volk, PhD, MPH, University of Southern Californi
Funding
Environmental Health Sciences, an umbrella group over EHN, has received grants from:
The Jenifer Altman Foundation | The David and Lucile Packard Foundation |
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