Biologist Sandra Steingraber is a visiting distinguished scholar at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. Her most recent book is Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood.

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Despair Not
We must confront ‘well-informed futility syndrome’ to overcome our fossil fuel addiction.
Sandra Steingraber

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How Mercury-Tainted Tuna Damages Fetal Brains
Sandra Steingraber
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Two Little Words
Sandra Steingraber

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The Myth of Living Safely In a Toxic World
Sandra Steingraber
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
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