Fedor Kossakovski

Nov 20, 2024 | milesobrien.com | Fedor Kossakovski |Miles O'Brien

Unmasking Methane – The Fight Against Invisible PollutionIn the Allegheny National Forest of Pennsylvania, an unassuming detective with a thermal imaging camera is chasing an invisible but potent climate culprit: methane. Melissa Ostroff, of the environmental advocacy group Earthworks, uses a $100,000 optical gas imaging camera to make the unseen seen—methane leaks from aging oil wells that dot the forest, many dating back over a century.

Oct 24, 2024 | milesobrien.com | Fedor Kossakovski |Miles O'Brien

Bearing Witness to an Invisible ThreatMelissa Ostroff is bearing witness to the ubiquitous yet invisible public health and climate threat from leaking methane gas. But she Was focused on a more visible threat – that of gun violence when she got her Masters in Public Health at the University of Pennsylvania.