Science journalist, swimmer, mom of two boys. I work at WBUR in Boston but all posts are my own (especially the funny ones).https://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxbzxm55s2lSen. Whitehouse will not be shushed! https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/06/16/climate-change-global-warming-democratic-party-trump-sheldon-whitehouse31 Jul 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxbzxm55s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxbqtr4jk2lCome work with me! WBUR is opening applications for three full-time, PAID, journalism fellowships in 2027: newsroom rotation, arts & culture, and best of all: climate & environment! The fellowships will run January to December. Deets are here 👇 https://www.wbur.org/inside/newsroom-fellowship-application31 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxbqtr4jk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxby5d6h22lA great feature from my WBUR colleague Emily Piper-Vallillo. The kid with the Canada BBQ quote is a star in the making :) https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/31/summer-camp-climate-change-wildfire-heat31 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxby5d6h22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxtv5tggk2nOmg why is the Halloween stuff already out at CVS? It’s July!31 Jul 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxtv5tggk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxcfphfa22lI keep hearing that the media isn't covering climate change anymore. At WBUR we are ALL IN! These are just some of the climate change stories we did THIS WEEK 👇 https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/31/summer-camp-climate-change-wildfire-heat31 Jul 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxcfphfa22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxc5iv6522lA Dana Farber doc weighs in on climate change: https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/07/28/climate-change-grief-palliative-care-communication-alexis-drutchas31 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxc5iv6522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxbzxm55s2lSen. Whitehouse will not be shushed! https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/06/16/climate-change-global-warming-democratic-party-trump-sheldon-whitehouse31 Jul 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxbzxm55s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxby5d6h22lA great feature from my WBUR colleague Emily Piper-Vallillo. The kid with the Canada BBQ quote is a star in the making :) https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/31/summer-camp-climate-change-wildfire-heat31 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxby5d6h22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrxbqtr4jk2lCome work with me! WBUR is opening applications for three full-time, PAID, journalism fellowships in 2027: newsroom rotation, arts & culture, and best of all: climate & environment! The fellowships will run January to December. Deets are here 👇 https://www.wbur.org/inside/newsroom-fellowship-application31 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxbqtr4jk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrvbahezes2uThis was a really fun story to produce. Buckle up for some Boston hits! :) https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/30/massachusetts-oyster-reefs-local-sounds-restoration30 Jul 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvbahezes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrvbahezes2uThis was a really fun story to produce. Buckle up for some Boston hits! :) https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/30/massachusetts-oyster-reefs-local-sounds-restoration30 Jul 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvbahezes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mrry3f74qc2oGood news / bad news https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/28/recycling-food-waste-climate-greenhouse-gas-emissions-microplastic-pollution29 Jul 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrry3f74qc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mqjoz5zvrk2iI think its safe to say that a lot of scientists are freaking out about this proposed rule change: https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/13/trump-white-house-omb-regulation-federal-financial-assistance-research-grants-proposed-rule13 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjoz5zvrk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mqjoz5zvrk2iI think its safe to say that a lot of scientists are freaking out about this proposed rule change: https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/13/trump-white-house-omb-regulation-federal-financial-assistance-research-grants-proposed-rule13 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjoz5zvrk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mpy5ilchdc2pEven the blueberries know that something's up... https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/07/06/blue-hills-observatory-blueberry-climate-change?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WBUR+Today_Editorial_070626&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.wbur.org%2fnews%2f2026%2f07%2f06%2fblue-hills-observatory-blueberry-climate-change&utm_id=216989&sfmc_id=1705562406 Jul 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy5ilchdc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mnzrawfmps2thttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/06/10/massachusetts-tiny-forests-miyawaki11 Jun 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzrawfmps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mnwqwz5mks2pGreat article by @biancaygarcia.bsky.social ....I am fascinated by these tiny forests - especially the one in Cambridge. https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/06/10/massachusetts-tiny-forests-miyawaki10 Jun 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwqwz5mks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mntzuvdfxs2chttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/06/05/pfas-bans-massachusetts-legislature-forever-chemicals09 Jun 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntzuvdfxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mntztz7ttk2bhttps://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2026/06/02/trump-cancels-wind-farm-leases-totalenergies-doi-frederick-hewett09 Jun 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntztz7ttk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mnhps2d6a22eThis article is hilarious. "Elon Musk is creating a race of mole people driving endless circles below Las Vegas." 😂https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/vegas-loop-22280647.php04 Jun 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhps2d6a22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mnb7wkc5hk2tGreat reporting by my colleague Miriam Wasser https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/06/01/mass-save-energy-efficiency-affordability-eversource-national-grid01 Jun 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnb7wkc5hk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mmcqpbjhhc2bhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/05/20/floating-wetland-habitat-fort-point-climate20 May 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcqpbjhhc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mmfbnleklc2ahttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/05/21/hurricanes-below-normal-atlantic-hurricane-season-2026-el-nino-climate-change21 May 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmfbnleklc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mnb7wkc5hk2tGreat reporting by my colleague Miriam Wasser https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/06/01/mass-save-energy-efficiency-affordability-eversource-national-grid01 Jun 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:guao7ykoiddehs5b5czz5bok/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnb7wkc5hk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/moranwriter.bsky.social/post/3mmrbgcatac2oSupport your favorite local NPR station: The WBUR auction is now live! 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