Stephanie Zappelli

Stephanie Zappelli writes about the environment for the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Born and raised in San Diego, she moved to San Luis Obispo to earn a degree in journalism from Cal Poly.

Articles

Reporting Strategies

In moment of crisis, a reporter pivots quickly for series on hazards faced by California farmworkers

Amid ICE raids on California’s Central Coast, a reporter pivots to focus on how immigration enforcement, pesticide exposure and fear endanger farmworker families’ health.

Environmental Health

Race and Equity

Community & Public Health

Health Equity & Social Justice

An invisible threat: How pesticides endanger expectant mothers and their babies

“It felt like all of my skin was burning. It filled my limbs, like, my whole body with little welts,” one mother told The Tribune through an interpreter.

Women's and Maternal Health

Environmental Health

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Stephanie Zappelli

Articles

In moment of crisis, a reporter pivots quickly for series on hazards faced by California farmworkers

An invisible threat: How pesticides endanger expectant mothers and their babies