Lauren Rosenthal

Reporter

Lauren Rosenthal is an investigative reporter and producer. She joined APM Reports in 2019. Lauren hosted the most recent season of In Deep, a podcast about disaster recovery and climate change. Lauren previously worked as an investigative reporter for North Country Public Radio and spent three years reporting from rural Alaska, where she covered Arctic oil drilling and politics. Her stories have been published by NPR, ProPublica, Al Jazeera America, National Native News and more. Lauren’s work has won many regional and national awards, including the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi medal for public service journalism. Lauren is a graduate of Yale University. She’s based in Minneapolis.

Stories

May 26, 2020

11 highlights from our investigation into the dangers of lead pipes

Current and former EPA scientists say the Trump administration is pushing rule changes that could leave Americans exposed to lead in drinking water.

May 4, 2020

How the EPA has left Americans exposed to lead in drinking water

Millions of people still get water through lead pipes. For decades, lax EPA rules missed hazardous lead levels and allowed some utilities to remain indifferent. Today the Trump administration is rushing to finalize a plan that might make things worse.