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Marina Henke @marinahenke.bsky.social · 6d

Last May a tornado hit St. Louis, pummeling some of the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.

There was no way it wouldn’t touch STL’s brick salvage economy. I got to follow along with a bricklayer, who’s racing to build back houses before it’s too late.
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The Brick Lady of St. Louis — Outside/In

After a tornado tore through town, a neighborhood in St. Louis is trying to save its bricks. Can they?

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Marina Henke @marinahenke.bsky.social · Aug 13

A tour of a 90,000 specimen-mycological collection was not on my 2025 bingo card.

Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Aug 13

Why were fungi incorrectly classified as plants for more than 200 years? Patty Kaishian, the curator of mycology at the New York State Museum has the answer. This week on Outside/In, @marinahenke.bsky.social takes a field trip to Albany.

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Taxonomy's 200-Year Mistake — Outside/In

Patty Kaishian wants to change how we think about mushrooms. It starts with embracing that they're queer as heck.

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Mariah Blake @mariahblake.bsky.social · Jul 8

Big news: After nearly a decade, DuPont has agreed to settle a class-action suit brought by the people of Hoosick Falls, NY, the community I spent years following for my book. All told, the village's roughly 3,000 residents will receive about $90 million in damages. #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

DuPont agrees to settle lawsuit over Hoosick Falls water pollution

DuPont Co. has agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit that was filed nearly a decade ago on behalf of residents in and around the village of Hoosick Falls.

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Marina Henke @marinahenke.bsky.social · Jun 30

We're coming back to broadcast! Catch us on NHPR at 11am starting this Saturday 📻

New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · Jun 24

Beginning Saturday, July 5, Outside/In will return to New Hampshire Public Radio’s Saturday morning lineup.

'Outside/In' returns to NHPR’s airwaves starting July 5

Outside/In is returning to New Hampshire Public Radio’s Saturday morning broadcast schedule, beginning Saturday, July 5 at 11 a.m.

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Marina Henke @marinahenke.bsky.social · Jun 29

Absolutely fantastic new book by @mariahblake.bsky.social -- it was the (sobering) delight of some time off this week to finish "They Poisoned the World." For anyone who wonders what dogged environmental journalism is, look no further than Blake's footnote section -- a thing of absolute glory!

Alex Heard @aheard.bsky.social · Jun 24

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: our own Molly Montgomery spoke with @mariahblake.bsky.social, author of “They Poisoned the World,” an important new book about the history and toxic legacy of “forever chemicals.” (Which were an outgrowth of the Manhattan Project.) searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-p...

"They poisoned the world" | Searchlight New Mexico

A new book by New Mexico-born author Mariah Blake explains how a previously unknown Manhattan Project program ushered in the age of toxic “forever chemicals”

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Marina Henke @marinahenke.bsky.social · Jun 5

Been thinking a lot about big ships lately, over at @outsideinradio.bsky.social! This was a gnarly story to report: lots of fuzzy numbers, conflicting narratives and long-held truths.

As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.

Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jun 5

This summer, more than 100 cruises will visit Portland, Maine. They arrive with a promise: more ships mean more money for a local economy. But how is that playing out on the ground?

@marinahenke.bsky.social spent the past few months charting these muddy waters.

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Cruise-o-nomics — Outside/In

Cruise ships are supposed to benefit local economies. Do they? Producer Marina Henke spent the months leading up to the 2025 cruise season charting these muddy waters in Portland, Maine.

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