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Ilan Ben Zion

AP journalist writing from Jerusalem.

• Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals

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Jessica A. Knoblauch

Senior staff writer at Earthjustice.

• An infamously dirty river is coming back to life thanks to community activism
• Court victories signal hope for communities threatened by coal ash

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Carla Astudillo

Carla Astudillo is a news app and data visuals developer with a focus on elections and political data at The Texas Tribune.

• Texas raised $54 million for border wall—almost all from one billionaire
• Energy industry showers Texas politicians with cash after weak regulation bills pass

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Mitchell Ferman

Mitchell Ferman is a reporter for The Texas Tribune covering energy and the economy from a base in Houston.

• Energy industry showers Texas politicians with cash after weak regulation bills pass

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S. J. Knight

• Eviction moratorium extension is a victory, but it’s not enough

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Ken Pierce

Ken Pierce writes from Berlin.

• Bezos in space: When the world isn’t enough, exploit the whole galaxy

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Taylor Dorrell

Taylor Dorrell is a freelance writer and photographer, contributing writer at the Cleveland Review of Books, reporter at the Columbus Free Press, columnist at Matter News, and organizer in the...

• Meridel Le Sueur and ‘The Fetish of Being Outside’: A manifesto for writers
• Bad investment: Ohio county treasurer sinks public money into Israeli government bonds

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Kathryn Guerrera

Kathryn Guerrera is a writer with the Canadian progressive publication People’s Voice.

• Engineered rebellion: Eyewitness report on the anti-government protests in Cuba

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Reese Oxner

Reese Oxner is the breaking news reporter for The Texas Tribune.

• Parents and teachers ask for mask mandates and more options for school reopening

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