The Latest by Jessie Torrisi

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Jessie Torrisi is a storyteller based in Los Angeles. She's worked with a dozen social justice NGOs as a writer, editor, and communications strategist. She loves writing about the human side of policy and legal issues — and what is possible when we come together to transform the systems that harm us and our planet.

A wide landscape photo of a large brown beach where the lake used to be
September 17, 2024

Why We’re in Court to Protect the Great Salt Lake

Millions of people could wind up breathing in toxic dust from newly exposed lakebed.

A close up photo of Lori Phillips near a tree
February 27, 2024

This Weed Killer Is Linked to Parkinson’s. Why Isn’t It Banned Yet?

Paraquat damages farmworkers’ respiratory system, their kidneys, and their eyes. Help us urge the EPA to ban it.