Sharon Lerner is an American investigative reporter and environmental journalist.
Her work was cited in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants decision to limit international use of PFAS, as well as in US Congressional Hearings.
[3][4] Lerner also covered the US-funded virus work in Wuhan, China, as related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
She has covered the 2023 Ohio train derailment incident as well as continuing to report on chemical pollutants.
[5] Lerner has been honored by the Society of Environmental Journalists eleven times.