Miranda Green
@mirandagreen.bsky.social
National Reporter. Correspondent for Atmos Mag. Words in BBC, NYMag, NPR.
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In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation for the Tow Center by @mirandagreen.bsky.social
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How
Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
www.cjr.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation for the Tow Center by @mirandagreen.bsky.social
www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
This week's Post layoffs hit a chord for me, so I wrote something personal, timed with the anniversary of my own layoff a year ago.
"What is it that they say, again? Journalism is the thing you love that doesn’t love you back."
mirandacgreen.substack.com/p/where-do-t...
"What is it that they say, again? Journalism is the thing you love that doesn’t love you back."
mirandacgreen.substack.com/p/where-do-t...
Where Do the Journalists Go Now?
As media titans self-combust, what does that mean for reporters, their sources and the news we desperately need?
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February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This week's Post layoffs hit a chord for me, so I wrote something personal, timed with the anniversary of my own layoff a year ago.
"What is it that they say, again? Journalism is the thing you love that doesn’t love you back."
mirandacgreen.substack.com/p/where-do-t...
"What is it that they say, again? Journalism is the thing you love that doesn’t love you back."
mirandacgreen.substack.com/p/where-do-t...
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New: we dug into Epstein’s dealmaking in Silicon Valley. He used his connections with tech’s elite to get into hot startup deals, some of which paid off handsomely (coinbase) and others that did not (jawbone).
W/ @rmac.bsky.social + matt Goldstein
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
W/ @rmac.bsky.social + matt Goldstein
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:36 PM
New: we dug into Epstein’s dealmaking in Silicon Valley. He used his connections with tech’s elite to get into hot startup deals, some of which paid off handsomely (coinbase) and others that did not (jawbone).
W/ @rmac.bsky.social + matt Goldstein
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
W/ @rmac.bsky.social + matt Goldstein
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As real journalists from The Washington Post, the AP and elsewhere are getting laid off, pink-slime news sites are stepping in to fill the void.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
As real journalists from The Washington Post, the AP and elsewhere are getting laid off, pink-slime news sites are stepping in to fill the void.
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My latest investigation, and first in a series for @towcenter.bsky.social
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
In the past year, Metric Media filed more than 9,000 FOIA requests across all 50 states, according to an investigation by Miranda Green and the @towcenter.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...
How
Metric Media filed more than nine thousand public records requests last year. It used the data to target Democratic politicians and private citizens.
www.cjr.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My latest investigation, and first in a series for @towcenter.bsky.social
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
: How ‘Pink Slime’ Publishers Are Weaponizing FOIA
In the past year, we found a news-appearing network called Metric Media filed more than nine thousand Freedom of Information Act requests across all fifty states.
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new newsletter out today around the state of the FOIA system today -- take a read, and check out @mirandagreen.bsky.social's look into partisan FOIAs, using data we collect at the Tow Center!
FOIA’s systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests. “Every year it gets harder to get the government to give information, and it’s only going to get worse." Read C.J. Robinson. www.cjr.org/tow_center/t...
Too many FOIA requests, too little transparency.
FOIA’s systemic problems meet partisan robo-requests.
www.cjr.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
new newsletter out today around the state of the FOIA system today -- take a read, and check out @mirandagreen.bsky.social's look into partisan FOIAs, using data we collect at the Tow Center!
AI’S Energy Reckoning Has Arrived
Americans got a collective reality check last year when electric bills soared across the United States.
Those rates are still climbing, and a central culprit is what’s driving AI, cloud storage and crypto mining: data centers.
Americans got a collective reality check last year when electric bills soared across the United States.
Those rates are still climbing, and a central culprit is what’s driving AI, cloud storage and crypto mining: data centers.
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 PM
AI’S Energy Reckoning Has Arrived
Americans got a collective reality check last year when electric bills soared across the United States.
Those rates are still climbing, and a central culprit is what’s driving AI, cloud storage and crypto mining: data centers.
Americans got a collective reality check last year when electric bills soared across the United States.
Those rates are still climbing, and a central culprit is what’s driving AI, cloud storage and crypto mining: data centers.
After three years, the FBI arrested 7 men responsible for the largest jewelry heist in US history.
But in the months leading up to a trial, we are now learning that ICE agents deported a key suspect to Ecuador—he faced up to 15 years in prison.
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But in the months leading up to a trial, we are now learning that ICE agents deported a key suspect to Ecuador—he faced up to 15 years in prison.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Man charged in ‘largest jewelry heist in U.S. history,’ avoids trial by getting deported
A defendant in federal custody for what authorities have called the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history was deported to Ecuador late last month, according to court filings, effectively ending the ca...
www.latimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
After three years, the FBI arrested 7 men responsible for the largest jewelry heist in US history.
But in the months leading up to a trial, we are now learning that ICE agents deported a key suspect to Ecuador—he faced up to 15 years in prison.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
But in the months leading up to a trial, we are now learning that ICE agents deported a key suspect to Ecuador—he faced up to 15 years in prison.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Oil and gas companies are sitting on nearly 9,000 approved but unused drilling permits on U.S. federal lands, while the Trump administration invades Venezuela on their behalf. www.landdesk.org/p/data-dump-... via @landdesk.bsky.social
Data Dump: One year into the "energy emergency"
Trump has helped oil and gas companies, but "drill, baby, drill" remains elusive
www.landdesk.org
January 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Oil and gas companies are sitting on nearly 9,000 approved but unused drilling permits on U.S. federal lands, while the Trump administration invades Venezuela on their behalf. www.landdesk.org/p/data-dump-... via @landdesk.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Can’t tell you how weird it was to wake up in the Caribbean today to the Venezuelan news just to the south. All planes in and out of the region have been cancelled today. Total chaos
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Can’t tell you how weird it was to wake up in the Caribbean today to the Venezuelan news just to the south. All planes in and out of the region have been cancelled today. Total chaos
I’m on the tarmac in DC about to take off for Puerto Rico and we are being told there’s a hold on all air traffic flying to the Caribbean, due to activity “likely a rocket”
Venezuela is due south. Apparently all planes flying to that region are being delayed 3 hrs and re-routed.
Venezuela is due south. Apparently all planes flying to that region are being delayed 3 hrs and re-routed.
December 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m on the tarmac in DC about to take off for Puerto Rico and we are being told there’s a hold on all air traffic flying to the Caribbean, due to activity “likely a rocket”
Venezuela is due south. Apparently all planes flying to that region are being delayed 3 hrs and re-routed.
Venezuela is due south. Apparently all planes flying to that region are being delayed 3 hrs and re-routed.
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Great reporting by @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @emorwee.bsky.social probing at why so many celebrity chefs keep defending non-stick pans made with toxic PFAS, given everything we've learned about these "forever chemicals."
atmos.earth/political-la...
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Why Are Famous Chefs Fighting to Keep ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware? | Atmos
What unfolded in California wasn’t just a one-off fight. It was the blueprint for a larger lobbying campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware
atmos.earth
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Great reporting by @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @emorwee.bsky.social probing at why so many celebrity chefs keep defending non-stick pans made with toxic PFAS, given everything we've learned about these "forever chemicals."
atmos.earth/political-la...
atmos.earth/political-la...
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A bunch of famous chefs convinced Gavin Newsom to veto a bill banning nonstick pans with PFAS "forever chemicals." Turns out all the chefs had financial relationships with companies producing and selling the pans: heated.world/p/why-are-fa... via @emorwee.bsky.social @mirandagreen.bsky.social
Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?
The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.
heated.world
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A bunch of famous chefs convinced Gavin Newsom to veto a bill banning nonstick pans with PFAS "forever chemicals." Turns out all the chefs had financial relationships with companies producing and selling the pans: heated.world/p/why-are-fa... via @emorwee.bsky.social @mirandagreen.bsky.social
CA was expected to ban PFAS from pans in Sept, until Gov. Newsom vetoed the bill.
It was thanks to a last minute push by 7 celebrity chefs, who said that banning Teflon would be too expensive
What they didn't disclose, is they all make $ from Teflon
W/ @emorwee.bsky.social @atmosmag.bsky.social
It was thanks to a last minute push by 7 celebrity chefs, who said that banning Teflon would be too expensive
What they didn't disclose, is they all make $ from Teflon
W/ @emorwee.bsky.social @atmosmag.bsky.social
Why Are Famous Chefs Fighting to Keep ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware? | Atmos
What unfolded in California wasn’t just a one-off fight. It was the blueprint for a larger lobbying campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware
atmos.earth
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
CA was expected to ban PFAS from pans in Sept, until Gov. Newsom vetoed the bill.
It was thanks to a last minute push by 7 celebrity chefs, who said that banning Teflon would be too expensive
What they didn't disclose, is they all make $ from Teflon
W/ @emorwee.bsky.social @atmosmag.bsky.social
It was thanks to a last minute push by 7 celebrity chefs, who said that banning Teflon would be too expensive
What they didn't disclose, is they all make $ from Teflon
W/ @emorwee.bsky.social @atmosmag.bsky.social
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Famous chefs and food TV show hosts, like Rachael Ray and David Chang, went to bat on behalf of a cooking pan lobbying group to defend forever chemicals
atmos.earth/political-la... via @mirandagreen.bsky.social
atmos.earth/political-la... via @mirandagreen.bsky.social
Why Are Famous Chefs Fighting to Keep ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Cookware? | Atmos
What unfolded in California wasn’t just a one-off fight. It was the blueprint for a larger lobbying campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware
atmos.earth
December 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Famous chefs and food TV show hosts, like Rachael Ray and David Chang, went to bat on behalf of a cooking pan lobbying group to defend forever chemicals
atmos.earth/political-la... via @mirandagreen.bsky.social
atmos.earth/political-la... via @mirandagreen.bsky.social
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Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?
The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.
heated.world
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
What strikes me from Ryan Lizza’s piece is the age gap shaming he implies on all of Nuzzi’s exs but tellingly not on himself— a man 19 years older who was married when they met when she was in her early 20s.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
What strikes me from Ryan Lizza’s piece is the age gap shaming he implies on all of Nuzzi’s exs but tellingly not on himself— a man 19 years older who was married when they met when she was in her early 20s.
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this has really gotten buried, but the president called a reporter "piggy" for asking a question about Epstein files people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
this has really gotten buried, but the president called a reporter "piggy" for asking a question about Epstein files people.com/donald-trump...
Environmentalists have struggled for years to connect the public’s concern about climate change with the ballot box.
But Tuesday’s elections indicate candidates have found a new way to win on the economy: by reframing clean energy as the cheaper, fairer choice.
But Tuesday’s elections indicate candidates have found a new way to win on the economy: by reframing clean energy as the cheaper, fairer choice.
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Environmentalists have struggled for years to connect the public’s concern about climate change with the ballot box.
But Tuesday’s elections indicate candidates have found a new way to win on the economy: by reframing clean energy as the cheaper, fairer choice.
But Tuesday’s elections indicate candidates have found a new way to win on the economy: by reframing clean energy as the cheaper, fairer choice.
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First dispatch includes a recent wildfire burn scar — and a long detour around the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, closed after another recent fire: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
On the Arizona Trail, a community steps in as fires blacken forests and force detours
The Republic's climate reporter started her journey on the Arizona Trail with detours that were forced by wildfires and left for volunteers to fix.
www.azcentral.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
First dispatch includes a recent wildfire burn scar — and a long detour around the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, closed after another recent fire: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Reposted by Miranda Green
California farm lobby once again killed a bill to make it easier for agricultural landowners to replace crops in water-stressed areas with solar projects. Gavin Newsom's office had "concerns" with the bill, per the author, @buffywicks.bsky.social. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Solar-on-farms proposal stalls amid farming divide
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks moved her bill to the inactive file in the early hours of Saturday.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
California farm lobby once again killed a bill to make it easier for agricultural landowners to replace crops in water-stressed areas with solar projects. Gavin Newsom's office had "concerns" with the bill, per the author, @buffywicks.bsky.social. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
Does it feel like all of a sudden the Trump administration is throwing its full weight against off-shore wind?
Well it is.
And--as with many things when it comes to Trump--it started with a vendetta.
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Well it is.
And--as with many things when it comes to Trump--it started with a vendetta.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Does it feel like all of a sudden the Trump administration is throwing its full weight against off-shore wind?
Well it is.
And--as with many things when it comes to Trump--it started with a vendetta.
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Well it is.
And--as with many things when it comes to Trump--it started with a vendetta.
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Some News! I'm writing a weekly newsletter for @atmosmag.bsky.social focused on putting climate policy and environmental news into context.
It's called The Understory.
It's called The Understory.
September 3, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Some News! I'm writing a weekly newsletter for @atmosmag.bsky.social focused on putting climate policy and environmental news into context.
It's called The Understory.
It's called The Understory.
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His alleged victims say he bribed NYPD officials, stole millions in diamonds, & persuaded Floyd Mayweather Jr. & Kim Kardashian to shill for a scam cryptocurrency. So why is Jona Rechnitz still free? [ @mirandagreen.bsky.social @atavist.com @longreads.com ]
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How to Scam Like a Celebrity - Longreads
"His alleged victims say he bribed New York Police Department officials, stole millions in diamonds, and persuaded Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Kim Kardashian to shill for a scam cryptocurrency. So why is...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
His alleged victims say he bribed NYPD officials, stole millions in diamonds, & persuaded Floyd Mayweather Jr. & Kim Kardashian to shill for a scam cryptocurrency. So why is Jona Rechnitz still free? [ @mirandagreen.bsky.social @atavist.com @longreads.com ]
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