Shahla Farzan
Science Podcast Editor | American Public MediaShahla Farzan is a PhD ecologist and science podcast editor at American Public Media.
Before her stint at St. Louis Public Radio as a reporter, Farzan worked at KBBI Public Radio in Homer, Alaska. She also spent six years studying native bees, eventually earning her PhD in ecology from the University of California-Davis.
In 2020, Farzan joined APM Reports’ Public Media Accountability Initiative, a team of investigative reporters and editors working to expose neglect, injustice and abuse among powerful people and organizations. Her work for St. Louis Public Radio on drug overdoses in Missouri prisons won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
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Superfund sites contain extreme pollution. Flooding — made worse by climate change — could carry toxic contaminants into surrounding areas. -
With a fraction of millions of American Rescue Plan Act dollars allocated or spent, the city and groups serving the homeless face each other across a divide of paperwork and procedures. -
Teenagers and young adults have experienced record-breaking temperatures for much of their lives. Frustrated with the slow pace of progress among their parents’ generation, some young Missourians are taking action in their communities. -
The wind energy industry is now facing a new challenge: what to do with old wind turbine blades when it’s time to replace them. -
Corrections officials say the move is necessary to stem the flow of drugs into Missouri prisons. But criminal justice reform advocates warn it could violate inmates’ privacy and further isolate them from their families. -
The moon will be fully obscured for about an hour and a half on Sunday, beginning at 10:30 p.m. -
Three out of four leading Alzheimer's blood tests were less accurate in Black patients, putting them at risk of receiving the wrong medical treatment. -
Lake sturgeon are ancient creatures that have survived cataclysmic events over millions of years. But scientists worry they might not survive us. -
Spire officials say another rate hike is needed to cover the cost of employee salaries, after state regulators revised long-standing policies last year. -
APM Reports, the investigative unit of American Public Media, sued the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to get details about which homicide cases the police have solved. -
Missouri and Illinois are among dozens of states that have yet to submit plans for improving air quality in protected areas. Environmental nonprofits are suing the EPA to compel the agency to take action. -
St. Louis County is also considering how to spend federal coronavirus relief money. County Executive Sam Page outlined some proposed plans Monday.
