Melissa Denchak
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A freelance writer and editor, Melissa Denchak has contributed to Fine Cooking, Adventure Travel, and Departures. She has a culinary diploma from New York City’s Institute of Culinary Education and loves writing stories about food.
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The Fight to Keep Oil and Gas Rigs Out of Our Waters. For Good.
NRDC in ActionArctic, East, United StatesMelissa Denchak
NRDC played a key role in banning offshore drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic. Once again, it’s fighting to protect those oceans—and the rest of America’s waters.
A Leader for Conservation in Gabon and Beyond
DispatchAfricaMelissa Denchak
Dr. Aurélie Flore Koumba Pambo works to preserve and protect the biological wealth of this central African coastal nation while also advocating for a global agreement to safeguard one-third of earth’s ecosystems by 2030.
How Deep Were the Impacts of the BP Oil Disaster?
ExplainerUnited StatesMelissa Denchak
A decade later, the Gulf of Mexico is still far from fully recovered.
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What Is Climate Change?
GuideUnited States, InternationalJeff Turrentine, Melissa Denchak
The lowdown on the earth’s central environmental threat.
What Is the Keystone XL Pipeline?
GuideNorth Dakota, Alberta, Montana, South Dakota, NebraskaMelissa Denchak, Courtney Lindwall
How a single pipeline project became the epicenter of an enormous environmental, public health, and civil rights battle.
Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know
GuideFlintMelissa Denchak
After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.