Health, Science and Environmental Writing ( Specialty )Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Magazine Entry Title: Eileen Mellon: "The Cannabis Conundrum," "A New School Standard," and "A Growing Opportunity" Entry Credit: Eileen Mellon Judge Comment: This article rightly questions the efficacy of cannabis products when they're not being tested and regulated. It takes a scientific view but at the same time is in a conversational language.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Richmond Magazine Entry Title: Don Harrison: "Seed of Memory," "Speaking for. the Trees" and " 'A Sacred Public Space,' " Entry Credit: Don Harrison Judge Comment: This is a fascinating subject brought alive by good reporting and writing. It taught me things I didn't know.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Chesapeake Bay Journal Entry Title: Striped bass decline spurs new look at mycobacteria Entry Credit: Karl Blankenship Judge Comment: This informative article shined a light on an important issue in the bay waters.
