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Melanie Haiken

@melaniehaiken.bsky.social
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Ever-curious journalist addicted to rabbit holes and untold histories. Follow the science. Nat Geo, BBC, Smithsonian.

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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
It’s hot out there and getting hotter-summer heat waves last almost 2x longer than decades ago. But what if you still want to #hike, #bike, #camp and be “active? Try a #coolcation in one of these outdoor meccas I wrote about for @outsidemag.bsky.social : www.outsideonline.com/adventure-tr...
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Escape the Heat in These 7 Cool Weather Adventure Towns
High altitude, lake breezes, and northern latitude keep high temps in the mid-70s in these small adventure-packed spots in the U.S.
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
A spark of bright news. Now to keep this one from getting overturned.
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Love national parks? Loathe using Reservation.gov? Not a long-term planner? My latest AARP story shares my personal tips for getting a last-minute campsite at or near a national park. www.aarp.org/travel/vacat...
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How to Snag a Campsite Near National Parks
Find out the requirements to pick an adjacent campsite on short notice
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Publication day for my 4-part series on the barriers patients face when trying to access - and get insurance coverage for - eating disorders treatment. Kudos to Rob Waters and Diana Hembree of MindSite News and to the Pulitzer Center for the support! #eatingdisorders #investigativejournalism
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The Deadly Cost of Eating Disorders: How Insurance Providers Delay, Restrict and Deny Care
Eating disorders are America's deadliest mental health condition. For those seeking care, obstacles from health insurers are a huge barrier.
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oceanwatch.bsky.social @oceanwatch.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Whenever I had a discussion with a climate denier I'd send them to websites at NOAA, NASA, DOA, among others that had evidence based data to explainthe forces of a disturbed planet. Day 10: DOA instructed to scrub their website of Climate Change Facts. Watch the news... NOAA and NASA will be next.
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
If you’re like me, you’re desperately searching for bright spots in this ever-darkening picture. I found one here: Leonard Peltier is going home. Yes, it should have happened umpteen times before. Yes, way way too little (should be a pardon) and almost too late. But yay. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/...
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Leonard Peltier: Biden commutes sentence of Indigenous activist convicted in 1975 killings of FBI agents | CNN
In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
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44 Republicans Voted Against Forest Management Wildfire Prevention in December
The funds allow states like California to create barriers to stop the spread of fires
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
This is a HUGE case that will determine whether millions of Americans can still access free preventative care under the ACA. The consequences of a bad decision would literally be lethal for some patients.
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I learned so much from this story by Jill Robinson illuminating the cultural importance of blue crab and the environmental changes hurting the fisheries. Great read!
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Few road trips are as “bucket list” worthy as Big Sur, but too many travelers spend most of the drive in their cars. Here are the beaches you should stop for along the way. #bigsur #roadtripping #highway1 #californiacoast #lonelyplanetguide www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/bes...
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11 bucket-list beaches in Big Sur
Watching the land and ocean play out their endless drama on these Big Sur beaches
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Insurance coverage for mental health and substance abuse care is under threat from all sides: - The Trump administration and a Republican-controlled house and senate could reverse the recent hard-fought gains in enforcing the mental health parity act More here:
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Trump May Make It Harder for You to Get Mental Health Coverage - MindSite News
The hopeful news is that both Republicans and Democrats have pledged to continue to address mental health coverage.
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Eek. Have been trying to let this outbreak fly by like all the previous H1N1 I’ve covered but this may be the time it really happens. #birdflu #h1n1 #epidemic
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Not in any way implying excuses, but it is worth including for context that there is a reason folks hate UnitedHealthcare.
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Smart delve into why @laurahelmuth.bsky.social 's tenure at Scientific American was so groundbreaking from @shiplives.bsky.social: "This makes some people mad when they don’t like what the science has to say (e.g., vaccines work; climate change is real; biological sex is not binary)."
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This. A public health calamity is coming and we’ve got to find every way we can to stop it.
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Climate change and wildlife, these are the studies we need #followthescience
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Melanie Haiken @melaniehaiken.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hey - a new place to share stories! What’s everyone up to out there?
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