Zoë Read | WHYY
Zoë Read is WHYY’s watershed reporter. She joined WHYY in 2015 as a multimedia reporter covering Delaware news for the web and FM.
Zoë’s expansive reporting coverage ranged from efforts to legalize marijuana in the State House and the high-profile Matusiewicz trial, to feature profiles on dancers and musicians and a feature on speed dating for people over 70. The feature story on speed dating for seniors won 1st Place in the National Federation of Press Women contest in 2016.
Zoë is most passionate about giving a voice to underserved individuals and communities and shedding a light on injustice.
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A new report says Delaware has the highest percentage of rivers that can’t be used for things like swimming or that impair aquatic life for certain fish species. The findings are from the Environmental Integrity Project that looked at how clean America’s rivers and lakes are, 50 years after the Clean Water Act was signed into law. WHYY’s Zoe Read has more.
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Efforts to improve water quality and restore and protect habitat for wildlife along the Delaware River Basin have been funded by the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act since 2016. WHYY's Zoe Read reports that U.S. Senator Tom Carper of Delaware wants to reauthorize the Act through 2030 --- and offer more financial support for communities with fewer resources.
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More and more people are aware of health risks from exposure to the toxic compounds known as PFAS, particularly through drinking water. But there are other ways we can be exposed — including through commonly used household items.
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Pennsylvania and Delaware are inching closer to restricting the levels of toxic PFAS compounds allowable in drinking water. For decades, the class of compounds -- known as "forever chemicals" because they can stay in the bloodstream for years -- have tainted water, air, and soil in this region and across the country.
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Philadelphia health officials say the winter COVID surge has reached its peak, but people must still take precautions. WHYY's Zoe Read has more.
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Exposure to phthalates, chemicals found in many consumer products -- from shower curtains to air fresheners -- may affect a hormone that plays a key role in healthy births, a new Rutgers University study has found. WHYY's Zoe Read has more.
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Philadelphia ranks third on a list of trendy yet affordable metro areas, according to Realtor.com. WHYY's Zoe Read has more.
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Local organizations are receiving about $575,000 to safeguard the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone. WHYY's Zoe Read reports federal grants administered by Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection will help pay for 12 education, design and engineering projects to benefit the river's habitat and ecosystem.
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As new COVID-19 cases in New Jersey reach a daily record and hospitalizations increase 47 percent in just one week, hospitals are being advised to reevaluate their visitation policies. WHYY's Zoe Read has more.
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Residents of 11 towns in Montgomery and Bucks Counties who were exposed to PFAS are getting their blood tested to help scientists understand more about the long-term health effects associated with this class of toxic chemicals.