Elizabeth Grossman

Author and journalist

Elizabeth Grossman was an independent journalist and writer specializing in environmental and science issues. She wrote Chasing Molecules, High Tech Trash, Watershed and other books. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Scientific American, Yale e360, the Washington Post, TheAtlantic.com, Salon, The Nation, and Mother Jones. Grossman died in 2017.

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12,000 U.S. schools are within a mile of a hazardous chemical facility. What should we do about that?
10 things you need to know about the new U.S. chemicals law
Animals to humans: Be quiet, already
We’ve changed a life-giving nutrient into a deadly pollutant. How can we change it back?
Tiny materials in countless products raise big questions for environment and health
What to do about the antidepressants, antibiotics and other drugs in our water
Does one of the world’s most abundant animals need protection from our appetite?
Cotton, cashmere, chemicals … what really goes into making our clothes?
The biggest source of plastic trash you’ve never heard of
What are we doing to our children’s brains?
When it comes to food packaging, what we don’t know could hurt us
Cleaning up with rent-a-chemical
Banned in Europe, safe in the U.S.
Why you shouldn’t hope for an early spring
Getting our (toxic substances) act together
What does ocean acidification mean for sea life?
Better living through green chemistry

Elizabeth Grossman

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