Noreen O’Donnell is an editor and reporter covering politics, climate change, healthcare, features and more.
Before joining NBC, she worked for Gannett Co. and freelanced for Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and New York magazine. She is based in New York.
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Supreme Court upholds state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports
The ruling on a pair of separate cases from Idaho and West Virginia could carry far-reaching implications for transgender rights.
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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states should be allowed to count ballot that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day.
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Disqualified at the Olympics, Ukrainian skeleton racer gains a different top honor
Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified over his custom helmet, which shows the faces of athletes and coaches killed during the war with Russia.
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You're asked to prove you're a U.S. citizen. Is that legal?
Hear from Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, on when you need to identify yourself.
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Preserving the past with treasures from a Jewish archive
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has been celebrating its 100 anniversary. Here’s a look at what’s in its archives.
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‘We want to change the world:' Company says it is creating a new kind of plastic
Only about 9% of plastic is recycled. Most of the rest goes to landfills or ends up in the environment. FutureBio wants to change those numbers.
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With the world facing future water shortages, this shower could be a game-changer
A Canadian company, RainStick Shower, aims to save 80% of the water and energy of a typical shower by recirculating sanitized water.
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From crop scraps to the latest fashions: This startup is pushing a new fabric source
The Hurd Co. is working to move the industry away from fast fashion toward sustainable fabrics.
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This green venture is transforming lampposts into electric vehicle charging stations
Voltpost creates electric vehicle charging stations on city lampposts to make them more available in urban areas.
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The pandemic devastated businesses, but this green startup found a new way to keep going
Dispatch Goods was founded in the San Francisco Bay area in 2020 to provide reusable food containers that can be washed and redistributed.
