Friday, April 17, 2026

Phoebe Cooke, Rachel Sherrington and Michaela Herrmann

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Phoebe is Senior Reporter at DeSmog. She previously trained as a news reporter across local titles in Essex and East London, with her work since appearing in the Independent, Evening Standard, The Sun Online, Deutsche Welle, and The Local and Prospect Magazine. How Politicians and Lobby Groups Tried — And Failed — To Co-opt Legitimate Concerns Over Low Traffic Neighborhoods Rachel is Lead Researcher and Reporter at DeSmog. She joined the organization in June 2020 as a UK researcher and reporter, having previously worked as a researcher in UK parliament and for the climate charity Hope for the Future. How Politicians and Lobby Groups Tried — And Failed — To Co-opt Legitimate Concerns Over Low Traffic Neighborhoods Michaela Herrmann is a researcher and reporter for DeSmog. She has an MSc in Global Politics from the London School of Economics.

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