Jessica Meszaros
Jessica Meszaros is a reporter and host of All Things Consideredfor WGCU News.
She was a multimedia reporter for Miami’s public radio station, WLRN Radio, for more than two years.
In the summer of 2013, Jessica interned for NPR's All Things Considered in Washington D.C. She has a background in newspaper reporting from her summer 2014 internship with the Sun-Sentinel in South Florida.
Jessica graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Honors College.
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The architectural designs and building materials typically used in Florida are not appropriate for the overwhelming amount of moisture, says UM researcher Naresh Kumar. -
Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners. -
Parts of Tampa are 9 degrees hotter than the city's overall forecast on any given day, due to population density and development. -
The data was used to distribute federal money to states to replace the pipes. An advocate thinks Florida's numbers were likely inflated. Florida's DEP says the feds' methodology is flawed. -
So far, water utility reports reveal 89.3 million people have been exposed to PFAS nationwide, although a peer-reviewed article from 2020 estimates that number to be around 200 million. -
The Miami area has had the highest documented levels of PFAS chemicals in Florida drinking water. Although the Tampa region is much lower, utilities will likely need to take action.
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Global transportation and trade, compounded by people continuing to alter the local environment, has led to the spread of mosquitoes around the world. But how will these insects deal with a warming world? -
According to the legislation, measures to limit "auxiliary containers" would be "expressly preempted to the state." The bill also removes "obsolete provisions" on reviewing "specified" reports. -
Once completed, the Suspended Ion Exchange plant in Tampa is expected to be the first in the U.S. and largest in the world. -
Walk through the PFAS drinking water testing process and learn what the first round of results mean.
