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Erica Cirino

is a freelance science writer and artist exploring the intersection of the human and nonhuman worlds. She is author of the book Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis.
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Op-Eds

Bioplastics Are Not the Solution

To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
April 10, 2024
by
Julia Cohen and Erica Cirino
To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
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Wildlife

Bird Flu Outbreaks: When Will We Learn Our Lesson?

Experts say previous outbreaks should have taught us how to avoid new ones, like the one that’s killing millions of birds right now.
May 18, 2022
by
Erica Cirino
Experts say previous outbreaks should have taught us how to avoid new ones, like the one that’s killing millions of birds right now.
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Op-Eds

It’s Time for a Global Treaty on Plastics

The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
February 25, 2022
by
Erica Cirino
The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
Brookhaven landfill protest
Pollution & Toxins

‘We’re Taking Action Into Our Own Hands’ — A Community Stands Against a Landfill

Long Island residents and their allies seek environmental justice after decades of pollution.
October 13, 2021
by
Erica Cirino
Long Island residents and their allies seek environmental justice after decades of pollution.
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Climate Change

Coral in Crisis: Can Replanting Efforts Halt Reefs’ Death Spiral?

Citizen scientists are helping speed up efforts to replant and regrow dying reefs, but is the labor-intensive process really the best answer?
January 24, 2020
by
Erica Cirino
Citizen scientists are helping speed up efforts to replant and regrow dying reefs, but is the labor-intensive process really the best answer?
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Wildlife

Drought and Border Wall Endanger Arizona’s Wildlife

The public has long supported a state program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction and climate change, are making a bad situation worse.
September 30, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
The public has long supported a state program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction and climate change, are making a bad situation worse.
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Voices

Killing as a Government Service

The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.
June 28, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
The USDA’s Wildlife Services program slaughters millions of wild animals every year — including endangered species. It doesn’t have to.
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Pollution & Toxins

Justice Through Citizen Science: How ‘Chemical Fingerprinting’ Could Change Public Health

The technology exists to hold polluters accountable, but can it now be used to help monitor pollution and prevent toxic messes?
June 10, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
The technology exists to hold polluters accountable, but can it now be used to help monitor pollution and prevent toxic messes?
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Investigations

Plastic Pollution: Could We Have Solved the Problem Nearly 50 Years Ago?

What if we’d listened to the researchers who first warned us about plastic pollution in the 1970s?
March 26, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
What if we’d listened to the researchers who first warned us about plastic pollution in the 1970s?
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Pollution & Toxins

What Laws Work Best to Cut Plastic Pollution?

Experts have recommended how the United States can drastically curb the use of throwaway plastics with new federal legislation. 
March 4, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
Experts have recommended how the United States can drastically curb the use of throwaway plastics with new federal legislation. 

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