Megan Quinn

American University • 12th December 2020

Washington DC: It's for the Birds

Washington, D.C. is for the birds. (No, really.) The District is a great place to live if you’re a bird-- but human development, sound pollution and climate change are threatening to change that. Here’s how local birdwatchers and experts from Audubon and the National Parks Service plan to preserve D.C.’s urban bird oasis for future generations. They’re calling on brand-new birdwatchers who have taken up the hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic to help out, too.

Scrap Magazine • 1st October 2020

Barging Ahead

Scrap companies with river access say barges are a smooth sailing alternative to rail shipping, as long as weather and construction projects cooperate.

American University • 22nd September 2020

Georgia Avenue Chili Cookoff Sets the Table for Gentrification Discussions

In this rapidly-changing neighborhood in Washington, D.C., the Georgia Avenue Community Chili Cookoff shows there’s more to the competition than whether or not beans belong in chili.

Scrap Magazine • 1st September 2019

A Promising Formula

Chemical recycling can turn plastics that might otherwise go into the landfill into salable commodities. But it will take time-- and money-- for these technologies to show their full potential.

Scrap Magazine • 1st May 2019

A Neighborly Environment

Recyclers can follow "good neighbor" policies to de-escalate community conflicts and reduce the likelihood that they will become full-blown environmental justice issues.

Scrap Magazine • 1st October 2018

Bad Reputation

Are black plastics an unrecyclable nuisance or a valuable feedstock for new products? It depends on whom you ask.

Scrap Magazine • 2nd April 2018

Beating the Battery Blaze

Lithium batteries pose a serious fire hazard for recyclers. How can facilities protect themselves against the growing stream of battery-powered devices?

Scrap Magazine • 3rd March 2018

Mixed Paper Pileup

China, once the largest importer of mixed paper from the United States, banned imports of mixed paper and many other recyclable materials at the start of 2018 in an effort to clean up its environment. With its main export market gone, paper recyclers have braced for the impact, wondering how long they can manage their backlog of mixed paper as it piles up around them.

Scrap Magazine • 1st February 2018

Finding New Homes for Postcomsumer Plastics

China’s ban on most postconsumer plastic scrap imports has shaken up trade and left exporters wondering what’s next for this dramatically changing market.

Scrap Magazine • 1st December 2017

Setting the Record Straight

Mailek Sharpe recalls the first few months after he was released from prison as “chaotically stressful.” He had no job, nowhere to live, and court fees and child support to pay. He had limited options and limited time: Failure to pay his bills would land him back in prison. He knew potential employers would ask about his criminal history, and he knew they probably wouldn’t hire him once they learned about his felony record.

Scrap Magazine • 1st July 2017

Under the Gun

Scrapyards grappling with the safety and legal aspects of guns in the workplace wonder, what's the right move?

Scrap Magazine • 1st March 2016

Fear vs. Facts

Synthetic turf sports fields are becoming more common, in part because they tend to have greater durability and lower maintenance costs compared with grass. But are they safe?

Scrap Magazine • 1st September 2015

Protecting Cargo on the Truck

It started as a small problem that just kept getting bigger. OmniSource Corp., a large scrap processor and distributor, had to face the fact that it had repeatedly been the victim of thefts from its trucks-- and the culprits were using a variety of methods.

Broomfield Enterprise • 26th September 2012

No easy answers in wake of police shooting death of 21-year-old mentally ill Broomfield man

In just more than two minutes, a confrontation between Kyle Miller and Broomfield police officers ended in Miller's death. Nearly three months later, family members, law enforcement and mental health professionals wonder: What could have saved Kyle Miller?

thedenverpost • 24th August 2013

Broomfield nursing home has history of problems

Local, state and federal records show a history of staffing and regulatory problems at the Broomfield nursing facility where an employee is accused of sexually assaulting two patients in the past two months. Records paint a picture of Broomfield Skilled Nursing having high staff turnover and low quality ratings. The recent arrest of the aide accused of sexual assault and a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of well-known Broomfield resident Marlene Politzer are among the concerns. Anto

Broomfield Enterprise • 10th January 2014

Groups call for do-over on Broomfield election

New vote is only way to restore voter confidence, they say OPENING THE 'ANOMALY BOX:' Broomfield elections administrator Michael Susek and election judges Shirley Orr, left, and Barb Sloan, log the contents of a previously unopened box of election materials. The box is the latest in a series of controversies surrounding the Nov. 5 election, ( David R Jennings / Broomfield Enterprise ) After months of controversy surrounding the Broomfield election, a voter advocacy group and a group opposed to

14th February 2014

Broomfield rallies to help ailing owner of Burritos to Go

Cindy Lamontagne is a matriarch, burrito-maker, advice-giver and joke-maker. She is the owner of Burritos To Go, the Broomfield business she runs with her family, but many customers know her as a second mom. Her burrito shop near Broomfield High School has been a place where Lamontagne lends a friendly ear to her teenage customers who struggle with family, money, school or personal problems.

Broomfield Enterprise • 13th October 2012

Broomfield police: Lawrence Crouch, 62, of Lakewood, held on suspicion of murder

Broomfield police said Saturday evening that Lawrence Raymond Crouch, 62, of Lakewood, is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder in the Friday shooting death of Mary McGrath, 56, at the East of Sweden Saab repair shop.

Broomfield Enterprise • 12th October 2012

Broomfield woman killed Friday at Saab repair shop IDed as Mary McGrath

Mary McGrath, a Saab repair shop employee, was shot to death on Commerce Street on Friday afternoon. Broomfield police and North Metro Fire responded to the scene around 2:30 p.m. after a call of shots fired at East of Sweden Saab repair shop at 155 Commerce St. Police arrested a 62-year-old Broomfield man in connection with the shooting. Police did not identify the victim or the suspect, but family friends confirmed McGrath, an employee at East of Sweden, died in the shooting.