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Rebecca Sohn

Author Archives: Rebecca Sohn

Rebecca is an editorial intern at CalMatters helping to cover science, health, and coronavirus stories. She is a current graduate student in New York University's science, health, and environmental reporting program. As a reporter, engagement editor, and copy editor for the program's online magazine, Scienceline, Rebecca writes mainly about science in relation to culture, society, and ethics. A recent graduate of Skidmore College in upstate New York, she was a contributing reporter for her college's newspaper, The Skidmore News. In her spare time, Rebecca likes to play the fiddle, attend folk dances, and write poetry.

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Posted inCalifornia's Toxic Legacy

What happens when a rural area’s only well is contaminated?

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn November 19, 2020November 21, 2020

As California’s new requirements for forever chemicals kick in, small providers in remote towns struggle to clean up their water.

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Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Qué sucede cuando el único pozo de una zona rural está contaminado?

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
Posted inCalMatters en Español

¿Cree que su condado en California está rastreando contactos de gente enferma? Tal vez no.

Rebecca SohnAna B. Ibarra by Rebecca Sohn, Ana B. Ibarra and Manuela Tobias July 29, 2020August 11, 2020
Posted inHealth

So you think your California county is tracing contacts of sick people? Maybe not.

Rebecca SohnAna B. Ibarra by Rebecca Sohn, Ana B. Ibarra and Manuela Tobias July 29, 2020August 10, 2020
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Sin rastreo de contactos: Este condado de California detuvo el rastreo de contactos ante el aumento del coronavirus

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn July 16, 2020August 11, 2020
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Posted inHealth

Without a trace: This California county has stopped contact tracing as coronavirus surges

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn July 16, 2020July 23, 2020
Bill Hirsch, 7 Seas Inn co-owner, greets guests during the evening reception held on the patio. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHealth

California’s vacation industry is open for business. Proceed with caution.

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn June 20, 2020June 19, 2020
Lilly Ayers places a stick of sage in a bag while serving a customer at her store Queen Hippie Gypsy in downtown Oakland. All of the small businesses on Ayers’ block were damaged during California protests over the killing of George Floyd Minneapolis police.. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inEconomy

Collateral damage: Can small businesses survive this “double whammy”?

AvatarRebecca Sohn by Ben Christopher and Rebecca Sohn June 5, 2020June 6, 2020
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Un descenso considerable en la cifra de vacunaciones podría poner en peligro a los niños cuando California vuelva a abrir las escuelas

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn June 1, 2020June 5, 2020
Posted inHealth

When California reopens schools, steep drop in vaccinations could endanger children

Rebecca Sohn by Rebecca Sohn June 1, 2020June 8, 2020

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