By Skye Crawford The notation of a city incinerator on a 1937 map of Durham that hung in Daniel Richter’s lab was originally just a hint. Richter, a soils and forest ecology professor at Duke University, noticed that the waste-burning site had been at an intersection near what is now a city park, sparking concerns […]
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Skye Crawford is our summer 2026 legislative intern. She is a 2026 graduate of NC State’s MFA program for creative writing, where she also did her undergrad. She worked at the student newspaper, Technician, for four years, most recently serving as editor-in-chief. She led her team’s coverage of the AI landscape and building contamination on campus with an emphasis on Poe Hall.
Skye found her passion for reporting by covering issues that impacted her campus community. She sees a future career in service-based local journalism. She can be reached at scrawford@northcarolinahealthnews.org
