Lorraine Chow

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Lorraine Chow

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Lorraine Chow is a freelance environmental journalist based in South Carolina, United States. Her work has appeared in Truthout, EcoWatch, Nation of Change, Salon, AlterNet, and Common Dreams.

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Ninety-Nine Percent of Seabirds Will Have Plastic in Their Guts Within Decades

Most plastic is tossed after minutes of use, but its impact on wildlife and the environment can last for centuries.

Environment | Earth • Food • Life | English | Guide to the Plastic Crisis

We Ignore Thousands of Threatened Plant Species at Our Peril

Endangered animals may get more attention from the public, but without plants, humans won’t survive.

Environment | Earth • Food • Life | English

Lorraine Chow is a freelance environmental journalist based in South Carolina, United States. Her work has appeared in Truthout, EcoWatch, Nation of Change, Salon, AlterNet, and Common Dreams. Her journalism career began in New York City, where she received a M.A. from NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, and where she worked at several entertainment and lifestyle publications, including the New York Post’s Page Six.

Will Hawaii Ban Purposeful Killing and Abuse of Sharks and Rays?

World Economic Forum | April 2019

Hawaii is poised to be the first state in the nation to have sweeping protections for sharks and rays.

Global Warming Is Changing the Color of the Oceans

World Economic Forum | February 2019

Climate change impacts our planet in far-reaching ways, and now a new study suggests it will even change the color of Earth's seas.

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggest that much of the ocean surface will be bluer and greener due to the effect of rising global temperatures on phytoplankton, or microscopic marine algae that contain chlorophyll and need sunlight to live and grow.

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