Véronique LaCapra
Science ReporterVéronique LaCapra first caught the radio bug while writing commentaries for NPR affiliate WAMU in Washington, D.C. After producing her first audio pieces at the Duke Center for Documentary Studies in N.C., she was hooked! She has done ecological research in the Brazilian Pantanal; regulated pesticides for the Environmental Protection Agency in Arlington, Va.; been a freelance writer and volunteer in South Africa; and contributed radio features to the Voice of America in Washington, D.C. She earned a Ph.D. in ecosystem ecology from the University of California in Santa Barbara, and a B.A. in environmental policy and biology from Cornell. LaCapra grew up in Cambridge, Mass., and in her mother’s home town of Auxerre, France.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first-ever rules to cut carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. The new regulations…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Saturday is sponsoring a nationwide prescription drug take-back event. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., anyone...
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Every year, monarch butterflies undertake what seems like an impossible journey. By the millions, they leave their summer breeding grounds in the United...
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For years in most states, Medicaid eligibility had been limited to disabled adults, seniors needing long-term care and very low-income parents with their…
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The Obama administration says it will give people more time to sign up for health insurance through the federal online marketplace. Although the...
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New research out of Washington University has found that giving women free birth control does not increase risky sexual behavior. The analysis included...
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(Updated at 3:39 p.m., February 20) Missouri senators passed a resolution to block the federal government's proposed changes in tourist restrictions at...
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Every winter, hundreds of trumpeter swans migrate from their breeding grounds in Wisconsin to the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, just across the...
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New data are adding to concerns that exposure to radioactive waste in Coldwater Creek could be causing cancers and other health problems. Nuclear waste...
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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster wants more air monitoring at the Bridgeton Landfill, where an underground fire has been smoldering for more than...