ILENA PENG
đ Currently: Agriculture reporter at Bloomberg News, covering soft commodities
⨠Highlights
Floridaâs Battered Orange Growers Are Cashing In on a Housing Boom
Floridaâs orange farmers have spent years facing plagues, freezes & storms, all of which have taken a toll on fruit productionâand profits. As the stateâs population booms, some are selling their land for housing developmentâ Bloomberg News, 2023
Brazil Became the Worldâs Top Corn and Soy Exporter. Cotton Is Next.
Brazil is close to unseating the US to become the worldâs biggest cotton exporter as Texas, Americaâs top producing region, buckles under searing heat and droughtâ Bloomberg News, 2023
Small Multifamily Homes Were Disappearing. Now States Are Scrambling to Revive Them
Small multifamily homes like duplexes are key to easing the housing crisis, but they are an ever-shrinking share of new construction. Now, states are trying to reverse their declineâ Bloomberg News, 2023
Fewer Parents Are Vaccinating Their Kids. Here's Why They Might Not Have To.
Ever since Covid, more parents are opting out of vaccinating their kids. And with school mandates under fire across the country, soon that could be even easier to do.â Bloomberg News, 2023
When Amazon Puts a Warehouse Next Door: âWe Canât Escape Itâ
Amazon's expansion of last-mile delivery stations have crept closer to residential neighborhoods, including in towns like Milford, Massachusettsâ Bloomberg News, 2022
New Yorkâs Once-booming Oil Industry and the Risky Wells it Left Behind
Western New York towns were built around oil production. Now, theyâre grappling with the remnants of a declining industryâ City and State NY, 2022
đ Data Reporting
US Oil Refineries Find Paying Fines Can Be Cheaper Than Cleaning Up â Bloomberg News, 2022
Northern California's kelp forests have disappeared since 2008 â Columbia Journalism School, 2022
Asian population declines in Manhattanâs Chinatown â AsAm News, 2021
đ Enterprise & Features
Insulin Price Cuts Could End Up Making Money for US Drugmakers â Bloomberg News, 2023
Opioid Crisis Spurred by Animal Sedativeâs Stealth Emergence â Bloomberg News, 2023
Eating disorder treatment may stay online even after the pandemic â Teen Vogue, 2021
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