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Nicole Williams

is an environmental writer, specializing in PFAS contamination and climate change issues. Her work has appeared in Undark and Inside Climate News. Williams and her co-authors’ investigative reporting series on local PFAS contamination recently won first place in science and technology reporting with the New England Newspaper & Press Association. She is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, the National Association of Science Writers, and the Editorial Freelancers Association. She lives in western Massachusetts, where she explores the rivers and trails with her young son and contemplates the themes of eco-grief and resiliency in her new Substack, come with me.
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Pollution & Toxins

Meet the Activist Fighting PFAS Pollution — and Winning

Emily Donovan wants to “make the polluters pay” for what they’ve done to her North Carolina community, and others around the country.
August 11, 2025
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Nicole Williams
Emily Donovan wants to “make the polluters pay” for what they’ve done to her North Carolina community, and others around the country.

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