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Sasha Chavkin

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Reporter at The Examination

Senior reporter covering the food industry @examinationnews. Also @Rainforest_RIN Fellow hosted by @AP. Past: Ted Scripps Fellow, reporter @ICIJorg.

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  • 1 month ago | theexamination.org | Ashley Okwuosa |Sasha Chavkin

    Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned imports from eight companies that had shipped clams from China contaminated with PFAS – a class of toxins known as forever chemicals because they don’t break down in the body. But when the alert went out, several of the food safety scientists who had kept the tainted shellfish from reaching American consumers were no longer at the agency.

  • 2 months ago | msn.com | Sasha Chavkin

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  • 2 months ago | grist.org | Sasha Chavkin

    This story is published in partnership with The Examination, a news organization that investigates global health threats. Sign up to subscribe to The Examination’s newsletter. Say you’re an American worker with a retirement plan. Out of concern for the planet — or how wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes might affect your portfolio — you want the company managing your money to consider the environment in deciding where to invest.

  • 2 months ago | ecotopical.com | Sasha Chavkin

    Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator. Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

  • Jan 24, 2025 | legalnews.com | Sasha Chavkin

    By Sasha Chavkin The ExaminationShell got one. So did the pipeline company Enbridge. And last summer, energy giant Drax got its biggest one to date, worth more than half a billion dollars. These weren’t just any loans to massive corporations. They were made by some of the world’s largest banks at discounted rates, in exchange for commitments by each of these mega-polluting companies to improve their environmental practices. That may sound like a typical “green” loan.

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Sasha Chavkin
Sasha Chavkin @sashachavkin
16 Apr 25

Massive news on food: leading NIH researcher on ultra-processed foods quits because of censorship and bias affecting his research

Kevin Hall
Kevin Hall @KevinH_PhD

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on https://t.co/JSybxCujDH

Sasha Chavkin
Sasha Chavkin @sashachavkin
27 Mar 25

This is pathetic, @MLBTV. You owe America a refund #LFGM

Fantasy Buddha
Fantasy Buddha @FantasyBuddha

We pay $150 to get a non-functional @MLBTV app on #OpeningDay And they wonder why baseball isn't the "national pastime" anymore. #LFGM https://t.co/DjW5dsflH0

Sasha Chavkin
Sasha Chavkin @sashachavkin
20 Mar 25

Major @examinationnews investigation reveals how a German-made drug is sparking a global wave of opioid addiction

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