Austyn Gaffney is a freelance reporter in Kentucky covering agriculture, energy and climate change. Her work has been featured in the Guardian, National Geographic, the New York Times, Rolling Stone and more.
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FeatureInvestigationGoodman Institute
A "Green" Product That’s Dirty To Make, and a Fight Between Danish Manufacturers and West Virginians
Who bears the pollution costs of manufacturing “eco-friendly" products?
Austyn Gaffney
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Labor
The Miners Who Fought for Workplace Safety Have a Thing or Two to Teach OSHA Right Now
Austyn Gaffney
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Dispatch
When Unions Save Lives
The threat of fines doesn't always make mines safer. But unions can.
Austyn Gaffney