Melba Newsome

Melba Newsome is a veteran freelance journalist with more than 20 years of experience reporting on environmental news.

EVs Have No Tailpipe Pollution, but There Are Still Problems When the Rubber Meets the Road

Hint: There's something hiding in the tires

By Melba Newsome June 26, 2024

In this story: electric vehicles, transportation, toxics

The Shinnecock are using nature-based solutions to save their ancestral lands from coastal erosion

By Melba Newsome April 16, 2024

In this story: indigenous communities, ecosystems, marine ecosystems, climate change

New dangers in the Cape Fear River threaten recreational and subsistence fishing

By Melba Newsome January 22, 2024

In this story: PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), fish, marine ecosystems