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

@WeatherSullivan Science!

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

@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.

After 24 years at Bloomberg, I was laid off today. Funny, I still have bylines for a couple days since I was assigned the early prep for stories on all possible outcomes for Jim Jordan’s try for the speakership. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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. tinyurl.com/4euu45hk

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

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: journalistsresource.org/home/pfas-fore…

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

Xeesh.

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

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."

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: wsj.com/articles/wsj-r… #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan

"She’s one of an estimated 2.2 million Americans without access to clean, running water and indoor plumbing." cnn.com/2023/03/25/us/…

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 wbur.org/news/2023/02/0…

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

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) wbur.org/news/2023/01/1…

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.

Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s #Echobox=1673550204" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/business/2023/…

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

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 latimes.com/podcasts/story…