Ash Peterson

Ash Peterson is a freelance writer and illustrator with a particular interest in environmental and disability issues. Based in Northwest Georgia, she's won two awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters for her work as a local news anchor.

Ash Peterson writes about

Land, Labor & Extraction Bodies, Gender & Health Bodies, Gender & Health Culture, Media & Education State Power Land, Labor & Extraction State Power Bodies, Gender & Health State Power Land, Labor & Extraction Bodies, Gender & Health Land, Labor & Extraction Bodies, Gender & Health

A proposed rule would raise wages for disabled workers paid below minimum wage

Ash Peterson
A proposed rule would raise wages for disabled workers paid below minimum wage

COVID data quietly disappears while cases rise

Ash Peterson
Concerned citizens call for more funding after “major blow” to key COVID-19 tracking metric

How the end of the COVID state of emergency hurt low-income students

Ash Peterson
color stock photograph of a stressed Asian woman student sitting outside cross-legged with a laptop in her lap and textbooks

Georgia swamp defenders call for public support against mining operation

Ash Peterson
color photograph of a Black man in a light yellow t-shirt leaning on a wooden balcony overlooking a swamp

New Georgia bill would erase legal recognition for trans people

Ash Peterson
color photograph of an outdoor protest in support of women's rights

Cancer-wary locals resist Chevron’s fuel made from discarded plastic

Ash Peterson
color photograph of four people wearing blue t-shirts bent over on a sandy shore. they hold plastic trash bags they are filli

EPA proposes tighter standards for cancer-causing ethylene oxide

Ash Peterson
EPA proposes tighter standards for cancer-causing ethylene oxide

Substance use treatment, gender-affirming care, and more at risk under proposed DEA rules

Ash Peterson
Substance use treatment, gender-affirming care, and more at risk under proposed DEA rules