Articles by Staff Writer Zoya Teirstein
Zoya Teirstein is a staff writer covering the impacts of climate change on human health. Her work can also be found in Rolling Stone, Wired, and the Associated Press. She has received awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association, the SEAL Awards, and the Society of Environmental Journalists, and completed reporting fellowships with SciLine, the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawai‘i, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Most recently, she was a 2022-2023 National Science-Health-Environment Reporting fellow.
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This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first.
Amid historic Texas floods, the Trump administration is retreating from disaster preparedness.
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How to protect your health if a disaster strikes your community
Your guide to the biggest health consequences of extreme weather — from mosquito-and tick-borne illnesses to mental health issues — and how to best prepare for them.
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Senate Republicans just voted to dismantle America’s only climate plan
Critics are calling it "the most anti-environmental bill of all time."
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With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act
The so-called Big Beautiful Bill targets the tax credits designed to put the U.S. on the path to net-zero carbon emissions.
