Ariel has covered water issues, transportation and defense for E&E News. She worked previously for The Standard-Times in New Bedford, Mass., where her coverage focused on the offshore wind industry and toxic waste. In 2013 and 2014 the New England Newspaper and Press Association awarded her first place in environmental reporting and second place in investigative reporting, respectively, for her coverage of the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site. She graduated from Brandeis University in 2011 with a degree in American studies.
New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to examine the potential harm of a common preservative found in popular food items, including Pop-Tarts and Cheez-Its, after a study last month linked the chemical to weakened immune systems.
President Biden's spending request asks Congress to spend big on climate change within the Department of Health and Human Services — again emphasizing environmental justice.
President Biden today nominated an aide to former Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken to head the Department of Energy's Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
The Food and Drug Administration today vowed to do better at reducing toxic heavy metals in foods marketed toward babies, releasing a four-part plan for issuing new guidance on arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury in those products.
After alleging "political interference" by the Trump administration, EPA today released a new toxicity assessment for a "forever chemical."