Rebecca McCarthy

Philadelphia

Writer at Freelance

fellow @grist // freelance elsewhere // interviews editor @fullstopmag // [email protected]

Articles

The Battle Over Philly’s Clean Hydrogen Revolution

Feb 9, 2025 | phillymag.com | Rebecca McCarthy

Longform The Battle Over Philly’s Clean Hydrogen Revolution Depending on whom you ask, the MACH2 hydrogen hub could be the largest clean energy transformation the region will see this century — or an environmental disaster. And that's if it ever even happens.
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Feb 8, 2025 | phillymag.com | Rebecca McCarthy

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Inside the Plan to Teach Robots the Laws of War

Jan 1, 2025 | newrepublic.com | Rebecca McCarthy

“There’s a lot of unemployed philosophers around,” the philosopher told me. “But how many of them want to go work for the military?” I’d reached out to Peter Asaro, who is also a professor of media at the New School and the vice chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, to talk about a new program by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, that aims to answer a thorny question: How well will autonomous weapons adhere to ethical questions?
Casino workers, with the help of United Auto Workers, are fighting to close the loophole that allows for indoor smoking. Threatening job losses, the industry and other unions want to keep it - Grid Magazine

Nov 30, 2024 | gridphilly.com | Rebecca McCarthy

Walk into Live! Casino in South Philly on a Saturday night, and the smell of cigarettes hits you immediately. The Clean Indoor Air Act prohibiting smoking in Pennsylvania establishments passed in 2008, but casinos remain a notable loophole — one of the last bastions of the old, vice-friendly service industry. They’re open 24 hours, they’re always serving drinks and they’ll do everything in their power to keep their customers from stepping outside, even just for a moment.
A study of police personnel wellbeing in England and Wales whilst working during the Covid-19 pandemic

Nov 24, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Jason Roach |Liam Curran |Ashley Cartwright |Rebecca McCarthy |Rebecca McCarthy

ABSTRACTThis paper presents the findings of a mixed-method study exploring the self-reported negative impact on wellbeing of working in policing in England and Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time, findings relating to the wellbeing of UK police and police staff are presented from two different points in time during the pandemic period – the initial ‘lockdown phase’ (March 2020) and Autumn 2021 as the UK began to return to pre-pandemic social behaviours.
Will Hydrogen Hubs Be a Clean Energy Boom or Boondoggle?

Nov 11, 2024 | e360.yale.edu | Rebecca McCarthy

In the fall of 2023, the Biden administration announced $7 billion in funding for seven hydrogen hubs, slated to be built across the country over the next eight to 12 years.
Author - Rebecca McCarthy - Yale E360

Nov 10, 2024 | e360.yale.edu | Rebecca McCarthy

Rebecca McCarthy is a science writer based in Philadelphia and editor at Full Stop. Her work has appeared in Longreads, Drilled News, Undark, and other outlets.
Student-helmed docuseries investigates the systemic problems that lead to violence in their communities

Oct 3, 2024 | gridphilly.com | Rebecca McCarthy

When shootings skyrocketed in Philadelphia during the pandemic, teenagers were among those most affected. In the face of this crisis, students at Dobbins Technical High School in North Philly set out to unearth the root causes of the violence sweeping the city. “Future Visions” is the result — an enormously affecting documentary series that follows students as they look for answers from community leaders and each other.
War Machine Learning

Sep 3, 2024 | thebaffler.com | Rebecca McCarthy

“There’s an old saying in the international law world,” Gary Brown, an associate professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, told me.
New calls for improved job quality, working life and access to flexible employment in Scotland

Jun 19, 2023 | dailyrecord.co.uk | Rebecca McCarthy |Linda Howard