Amanda MacMillan

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Amanda MacMillan is a freelance health and science writer who has contributed to Outside, Shape, Self, Prevention, WebMD, and other publications. She is a triathlete and lives in Brooklyn.

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The Long Road to Safer School Buses

NRDC in ActionWashington, California, New Jersey, TexasAmanda MacMillan
A landmark NRDC study showed that standard-issue diesel-spewing school buses could put kids at risk of cancer—and drove a national effort to clean the vehicles up.
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Greening the Playing Fields

NRDC in ActionPhiladelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), BostonAmanda MacMillan
How the sports industry became one of the planet's most powerful allies.
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Sleazy Rider

Latest NewsUnited StatesAmanda MacMillan
If the GOP-led Congress gets its way, wildlife could be in big trouble.

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Global Warming 101

GuideUnited States, InternationalAmanda MacMillan, Jeff Turrentine
Everything you wanted to know about our changing climate but were too afraid to ask.
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Safe Drinking Water

GuideUnited StatesAmanda MacMillan
What’s in your drinking water?
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Easy Ways to Save Energy at Home

How-ToUnited StatesAmanda MacMillan
Small steps can add up to big reductions in your electricity use—and your utility bill.