Shahla Farzan
Science Podcast Editor | American Public MediaShahla Farzan is a PhD ecologist and science podcast editor at American Public Media.
Before her stint at St. Louis Public Radio as a reporter, Farzan worked at KBBI Public Radio in Homer, Alaska. She also spent six years studying native bees, eventually earning her PhD in ecology from the University of California-Davis.
In 2020, Farzan joined APM Reports’ Public Media Accountability Initiative, a team of investigative reporters and editors working to expose neglect, injustice and abuse among powerful people and organizations. Her work for St. Louis Public Radio on drug overdoses in Missouri prisons won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
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Dierbergs Markets and McBride Homes announced Thursday they had closed on the acquisition of the 47-acre property. -
The officers were approaching a car believed to be connected to a homicide when at least one person inside opened fire. -
About 1 in 3 female students surveyed at a St. Louis County public high school reported they had missed school because they couldn’t afford to buy tampons or pads, often at least one day per month. -
Nearly half of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction. New research from the Missouri Botanical Garden aims to better predict which species can be grown outdoors in St. Louis. -
The coal ash basins at Labadie Energy Center contain 15 million cubic yards of waste, the largest volume of Ameren’s four coal-fired power plants in Missouri. -
Hellbenders once thrived in cold, fast-moving Missouri streams, but their populations have plummeted since the 1980s. -
Missouri state officials are considering whether to extend the harvest seasons for eight wildlife species. -
St. Louis County is experiencing one of its largest surges in COVID cases in more than a year. -
With a highly contagious variant circulating and COVID cases on the rise, an infectious disease physician has tips for navigating this holiday season. -
City officials had hoped to resume regular recycling this month, but an ongoing labor shortage has thrown a wrench in those plans. -
Missouri and Illinois have few state regulations directly related to tornado safety. Some elected officials are now questioning whether current building requirements are enough to protect residents from powerful storms. -
Spire Missouri has faced sharp criticism from some elected officials after the St. Louis-based utility stoked fears of widespread gas shortages if a pipeline is shuttered.
