menu_open Columnists
Liza Gross

Liza Gross

The Nation

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Utilities, Developers, and Tech Companies Spend Millions to Pass Proposition 45

Utilities, Developers, and Tech Companies Spend Millions to Pass Proposition 45

The ballot measure would rewrite California’s foundational environmental law to fast-track major projects.

friday 7

Truthout

Liza Gross

Your food may be safe. Its packaging is another story.

The context you need, when you need it When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission...

07.09.2026 20

Vox

Liza Gross

More Than 1,200 Food Packaging Chemicals Can Pose Serious Health Risks

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Most people decide if...

05.09.2026 50

Mother Jones

Liza Gross

Wildfire Smoke Now Threatens Prenatal Health More Than Harmful Human Emissions

Increasing wildfires are offsetting the gains from reducing vehicle and industry sources of air pollution.

07.08.2026 20

Truthout

Liza Gross

Chemical Accidents Are on the Rise as Trump Proposes Weakening Regulations

Chemical releases from industrial accidents that hurt or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.

04.07.2026 20

Truthout

Liza Gross

California Bill Aims to End Spraying of Crops With Toxic “Forever Chemicals”

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. California Assemblymember...

10.04.2026 20

Mother Jones

Liza Gross

Former Staff Show How Trump Acted to Upend EPA’s Mission and “Make America Sicker”

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a new report that...

07.03.2026 30

Mother Jones

Liza Gross

Scientists Call Appointment of JD Vance’s Friend to Top NIH Position “Cronyism”

Critics say Kyle Walsh is unqualified to head an institute that is focused on environmental chemicals and disease.

22.10.2025 10

Truthout

Liza Gross