Kristina Marusic

Kristina covers environmental health and justice issues in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining EHN, Kristina covered issues related to environment and social justice as a freelancer for a wide range of digital media outlets including the Washington Post, Slate, Vice, Women's Health, MTV News, The Advocate, and Bustle.

She lives in Pittsburgh, where she spends much of her free time kayaking the city's iconic three rivers, consuming coffee and eating adventurously.

Reach her at kmarusic@ehn.org

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How toxic PFAS chemicals could be making their way into food from Pennsylvania farms

The chemicals—linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis—have been detected in a type of fertilizer used on farms throughout the state.

Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing collaboration between Environmental Health News and PublicSource on PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania and was funded in part through the Bridge Pittsburgh Media Partnership.

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"No evidence" that fracking can be done without threatening human health: Report

A group of doctors and scientists have released a report highlighting that 84 percent of studies published from 2009-2015 on the health impacts of fracking conclude the industry causes harm to human health.

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Childhood cancer survivors are more likely to end up in the hospital from air pollution

Editor's note: This is the fourth story in our series on cancer and air pollution in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh’s air quality continues to decline, new report finds

PITTSBURGH—For the second year in a row, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, was the only U.S. county outside of California to receive all F's in the American Lung Association's national air quality report card.

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More than 80 percent of waste from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas drilling stays in the state: Report

More than 80 percent of all waste from Pennsylvania's oil and gas drilling operations stays inside the state, according to a new study that tracked the disposal locations of liquid and solid waste from these operations over 26 years.

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After a decade of research, here’s what scientists know about the health impacts of fracking

Fracking has been linked to preterm births, high-risk pregnancies, asthma, migraine headaches, fatigue, nasal and sinus symptoms, and skin disorders over the last 10 years, according to a new study.

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Why is it taking so long to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals in Pennsylvania’s drinking water?

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How toxic PFAS chemicals could be making their way into food from Pennsylvania farms

The chemicals—linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis—have been detected in a type of fertilizer used on farms throughout the state.

"No evidence" that fracking can be done without threatening human health: Report

Childhood cancer survivors are more likely to end up in the hospital from air pollution

Pittsburgh’s air quality continues to decline, new report finds

More than 80 percent of waste from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas drilling stays in the state: Report

Kids in Southwestern Pennsylvania are exposed to carcinogenic coke oven emissions at shockingly higher rates than the rest of the country

After a decade of research, here’s what scientists know about the health impacts of fracking

Why is it taking so long to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals in Pennsylvania’s drinking water?

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot—Part 1

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

Attention Pittsburgh — Let's talk PFAS

EHN and PublicSource are holding a community forum September 12 to further educate residents and health advocacy groups on the region's PFAS contamination

Peter Dykstra: Acid heroes

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

NY seeks to be first state requiring ingredient labeling on menstrual products

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

PFAS contamination is likely at Pittsburgh airport. Airports may face legal challenges by doing nothing.

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

WATCH: Investigative reporter talks about Bayer/Monsanto's efforts to discredit her work

"I really was just doing my job as a journalist."

The chemicals—linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis—have been detected in a type of fertilizer used on farms throughout the state.

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

EHN and PublicSource are holding a community forum September 12 to further educate residents and health advocacy groups on the region's PFAS contamination

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

"I really was just doing my job as a journalist."

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