The World from PRX

Jamie Smith HopkinsJSH

Jamie Smith Hopkins

Environment editor and senior reporterThe Center for Public Integrity
Jamie Smith Hopkins is the environment editor and senior reporter for the Center for Public Integrity.
An ariel photograph showing Lake Erie coved in green algae with a boat moving through the middle.
Growing Food, Sowing Trouble
Lake Erie turns toxic every summer. Officials aren’t cracking down on the source.
A hand holds small micro-plastics.
Pushing plastics
As the world grapples with plastic, the US makes more of it — a lot more