Meg Wilcox

About Meg Wilcox

Meg Wilcox is a freelance reporter covering climate change and energy, environmental health, fisheries management and sustainable food systems.

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July 21, 2025

Q&A: A feared return to the “dark ages of science” seen in EPA’s dismantling of research unit

By Meg Wilcox

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed on Friday a plan to eliminate its science research arm in a move critics say will significantly undermine protections for human and environmental health.

June 28, 2025

“PFAS are everywhere” – Fears growing about PFAS in pesticides

By Meg Wilcox

Vicki Blazer has studied the health of the smallmouth bass in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for more than 20 years. As a research fishery biologist for the United States Geological Survey (USGS), she keeps a close eye on pollutants and other environmental factors that could be causing diseases and die-offs plaguing the popular sportfish.