Emma Rubin

Emma Rubin is a senior data reporter for Stacker based in Louisville, Kentucky. She has worked in local and national news, covering education, public health, climate, and urban planning.

Health

Opioid prescriptions are down from a decade ago, but regional disparities remain

A prescription bottle for Hydrocodone on its side with pills spilling out.

Environment

How wildfires have worsened in recent decades

Art & Culture

Same fears, new tactics: How efforts to ban 'bad books' reached a record high in 2022

A copy of the often banned book 'All Boys Aren't Blue,' a memoir by LGBTQ+ activist George M. Johnson.

Weather

25 costliest hurricanes of all time

Environment Weather

Early in peak tornado season, 2023 has already set records

Line graph showing the number of tornadoes in various years. The start of 2023 is shown as setting a record for number of tornadoes in first 3 months of the year.

Environment

How climate change is affecting America's national parks

Yellowstone National Park North Entrance Road washed out by flooding.

News Environment Politics

Biden greenlights Alaska drilling project and extends new protections to the state's North Slope

A rainbow touches down over the national petroleum reserve in northwestern Alaska

Weather

Windiest cities in America

Chicago River running through downtown Chicago at sunrise.

Environment News

Could 2023 be the year offshore wind energy takes off in the US?

Image shows a long row of wind turbines protruding from a body of water

News

As Americans faced high gas prices, big oil companies doubled their profits

Image of gas pump with price sign in the background