Nancy A. Nichols

Nancy A. Nichols

Nancy Nichols is a journalist, editor, and broadcaster who covers business and environmental issues. Her work has appeared in The Harvard Business Review, The New York Times Book Review, The Nation, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Chicago Tribune. She has written commentaries for National Public Radio's Marketplace and produced a documentary about the economic issues facing Philadelphia that was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Lake Effect

Two Sisters and a Town's Toxic Legacy

On her deathbed, Sue asked her sister for one thing: to write about the connection between the industrial pollution in their hometown and the rare cancer that was killing her. Fulfilling that promise has been Nancy Nichols’ mission for more than a decade.

Lake Effect is the story of her investigation. It reaches back to their childhood in Waukegan, Illinois, an industrial town on Lake Michigan once known for good factory jobs and great fishing.