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Author: Emma Penrod

Emma Penrod is a journalist based in rural Utah who covers science, technology, business and environmental health. She writes a weekly water politics newsletter at pactio.us/host/emma-penrod and Tweets about the latest science and industry news @EmaPen. When she's not writing, reading or researching, she's hunting sagebrush-scented air fresheners.

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In pursuit of capital, ‘FemTech’ inventors look for appeal beyond narrow gender

How Utah’s community approach to a one-person sport gave rise to a

How several Utahns hoarded their salaries so they could quit their jobs

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