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Avril Silva
Avril Silva
An award-winning journalist, Avril has experience covering environmental and public health policy and is interested in pursuing investigative journalism. You can find more of her work on CBS News, POLITICO’s E&E News, and more.
Trump’s EPA to ignore economic benefits of clean air, focusing only on costs to polluters
Avril Silva • April 13, 2026
A new agency rule retreats from cost-benefit analysis in calculating impacts on human health, imperiling improvements in air quality, experts say
Avril Silva • March 23, 2026
The country celebrates World Earth Day while preparing for what lies beyond its borders, the minister said.
Avril Silva • February 9, 2026
While the United States does not mandate menstruation education in schools, workshops and pediatricians might have the answer to educating young menstruators
Avril Silva • February 5, 2026
Low pay, long hours and a lack of support are leading some university athletic trainers to leave the field
Avril Silva • January 27, 2026
A study finds Gulf War veterans were more than three times more susceptible to early menopause than the average American woman due to environmental exposures
Avril Silva • November 24, 2025
Education and affordability are next steps for expanding birth control’s reach, experts and researchers say