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Lia DeGroot

George Washington University

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I'm a journalism and mass communications major at George Washington University with a passion for telling compelling stories about pressing issues facing humanity today. When I'm not in classes you can find me editing The GW Hatchet, exploring coffee shops in D.C. or thrift shopping. 

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Essay | In Colorado, burn bans indicate a dire public health problem

Climate Hits Home | My friends and I escaped the 2020 summer blues for a weekend camping. Before heading out, we stopped at the grocery store for food essentials. When we arrived at the site, we couldn’t cook any of it.  Keep reading

Sign on the edge of a wooded road reads "Red Feather Lakes Village."

Essay | In Colorado, burn bans indicate a dire public health problem

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Essay | In Colorado, burn bans indicate a dire public health problem
Lia DeGroot

George Washington University

Sign on the edge of a wooded road reads "Red Feather Lakes Village."

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