Hi and welcome!
I’m an award-winning journalist, sustainable fashion expert, and author of To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick – and How We Can Fight Back. The book was featured on NPR’s Fresh Air, and won the 2024 Society of Environmental Journalists Rachel Carson Book Award, and the 2024 silver Nautilus Book Award for Journalism and Investigative Reporting.
I’ve written investigative pieces and deep dives on innovation, materials, and consumer trends for The New York Times, BBC, Wired, The Cut, Heatmap News, Vox, Vogue, Mongabay, and more.
I’m also the founder and editor of EcoCult, a leading international information hub on sustainable and ethical fashion, where I and contributors explain the science and sustainability of fashion to shoppers and industry pros alike.
I frequently speak on and moderate panels around sustainability in New York City and internationally and conduct in-depth research for non-profit organizations. I’ve been interviewed on the topic of sustainability for the BBC, The Guardian, NBC, NPR, Reuters, CBC, The Cut, Al Jazeera, and Teen Vogue.
Find my latest writing under the RECENT ARTICLES tab and at EcoCult.
Some of my favorite pieces:
That Organic Cotton T-Shirt Might Not Be As Organic As You Think - The New York Times / Front-page investigation
Get Rich Selling Used Fashion Online—or Cry Trying - Wired / Winner of ASJA award for Business reporting
‘I wanted to cry’: Devastating risks of spray foam insulation hidden from Vermont homeowners - VT Digger
The Trendy Secondhand Clothing Market is Huge and Growing – Yet Nobody Is Turning a Profit - BBC
Hitting the Gym or Going to Yoga? Your Workout Clothes Could Be Doing More Harm Than You Realize - CNN
Multilevel Marketing Companies Like Lularoe Are Forcing People Into Debt and Psychological Crisis - Quartz
Argentina’s Textile Crusader - Craftsmanship Quarterly
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