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Project: How looking at an invisible gas could bring change into your home
HB45 proposes a radon task force to study solutions.
Lesson: How one reporter faced down uncertainty to tell the story of Utah’s radioactive threat
Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the nation, yet the biggest source of cancer deaths in the state is lung cancer. How can that be?
Project: The Radioactive Killer
Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the nation, yet lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer. What’s going on?
Project: Inside the newsroom: Ignore radon testing at your own peril
This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Rich Lord, a participant in the 2019 National Fellowship. Other stories in this series include: 10 ways to protect your family from radon Lethal and lawless The radioactive killer  
Project: From deadly mines to dangerous bedrooms
How researchers discovered radon’s toxic trail.
Project: 10 ways to protect your family from radon
Ignorance is not bliss, choose to take action now.
Project: Lethal and lawless
How Utah’s hands-off approach to radon is putting people at risk.

Awards and Updates

William H. Cowles III Memorial Award for Public Service - 2018 - awarded by UISAPA

Helped co-lead a team of reporters for a project on teenage anxiety. Here's what the judges said of our year-long series, Generation Vexed: "Great job of addressing the problem through actual people. Including outreach into the community is exactly what newspapers need to do these days. This series represents a vital service provided."

Mental Health America 2019 Media Award - awarded by Mental Health America

Each year, Mental Health America honors media professionals who "excel in their reporting and portrayal of mental health issues in news and entertainment media." I helped lead a team of reporters in a year-long project looking at teenage anxiety in "Generation Vexed"

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Radioactive gas in Utah poses invisible cancer threat to children and families
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Project: How looking at an invisible gas could bring change into your home
HB45 proposes a radon task force to study solutions.
Lesson: How one reporter faced down uncertainty to tell the story of Utah’s radioactive threat
Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the nation, yet the biggest source of cancer deaths in the state is lung cancer. How can that be?
Project: The Radioactive Killer
Utah has the lowest smoking rate in the nation, yet lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer. What’s going on?