Caption: "The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo" Lead: "Dubbed "forever chemicals" as they do not easily break down in the human body or environment, PFAS are used in a wide range of products from non-stick cookware to cosmetics and have been linked to cancer, hormonal dysfunction and environmental damage." Article by Clark Mindock

"The deal followed an agreement by Chemours, DuPont and Corteva to pay $1.19 billion to help resolve claims that the chemical manufacturers contaminated drinking water across the country."

"June 20 (Reuters) - Disney's (DIS.N) chief diversity officer and senior vice president, Latondra Newton, is leaving her role after more than six years, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday."

"Cities and towns don’t have the knowledge, staff, or money to fend off cyberattacks themselves. They need help." Written by the Boston Globe Editorial Board

"June 2 (Reuters) - 3M Co MMM.N has struck a tentative settlement of at least $10 billion with a host of U.S. cities and towns to resolve water pollution claims tied to "forever chemicals", Bloomberg Law reported, citing people familiar with the matter."

"An overview of the inaugural Boston Pizza Festival at City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston on Saturday, July 8, 2017. The two-day event gives local pizzerias the opportunity to show off their pizzas and visitors the chance to learn more about pizza making.NICHOLAS PFOSI FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE"

"The 3M logo is seen at its global headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. on March 4, 2020. Picture taken March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo"

"May 5 (Reuters) - Distributors for a commercial bakery can pursue claims that they were misclassified as independent contractors in court rather than arbitration, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday."

"First Black head of school arranges barbershop to foster community spirit." Nancy West, a Concord Academy alum, reported a story on our new Head of School Henry Fairfax's decision to start a barbershop and hair care workshop during his first year. My photographs appeared in the Sunday edition of the Boston Globe to visualize the story.

"The Disney lawsuit asks a judge to void the governor’s takeover of the theme park district previously controlled by it for 55 years."

"Chef Xinke Tan prepared Grandma's Pork over open flames at Sumiao Hunan Kitchen on Aug. 8, 2017. NICHOLAS PFOSI FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE"

"The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo"

"The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. is photographed on March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo"

A photo from my Line 3 coverage was used in a story about an "alarming US crackdown on environmental defenders" in the Guardian.

Image Caption: Hog farmer Mike Patterson's animals, who have been put on a diet so they take longer to fatten up due to the supply chain disruptions caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks, at his property in Kenyon, Minnesota, U.S. April 23, 2020. Picture taken April 23, 2020. Photo by Nicholas Pfosi/REUTERS

Photo Caption: Electric and LED candles bearing the names of people killed by police illuminate the fist sculpture as people gather at the George Floyd Square to commemorate the first anniversary of Floyd’s death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 25, 2021.

"September 21, 1957— January 6, 2022 A year has passed since we here at the MSR lost our dear friend and colleague Mel Reeves to Covid complications. Over the course of this year, we have kept our spirits up by keeping Mel’s spirit alive as best we can, recalling his work style, insights into human nature, and his fight for justice."

"Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy promises to remove Muslim congresswoman from committee, sparking backlash."

"In a June 6, 2021, photo, Enbridge Line 3 pipeline materials that have since been buried near Park Rapids. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi"

Reuters used a photo from my Line 3 coverage in June 2021 for an October 10, 2022 update on Enbridge's permitting saga.

"A Northeastern University employee who told police last month he was injured by an exploding package fabricated the story and now faces charges in the hoax, according to a criminal complaint."

The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi

I photographed protests from Copley Square to the Massachusetts State House in response to the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade.

Time Magazine used my image for their two year anniversary coverage of the killing of George Floyd.

I worked with Tufts University's Africana Center to photograph their annual Black Graduation ceremony, this year, due to the pandemic, celebrating the classes of 2022 and 2020 in two separate events.

I worked with the Tufts Public Relations team on covering Tufts Unviersity's 166th Commencement Ceremonies on a 95 degree May Sunday.

"May 18 (Reuters) - One of three Minneapolis policemen who watched fellow officer Derek Chauvin kill George Floyd by kneeling on his neck pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 case, which triggered a wave of protests over racial injustice."

Again this year, I photographed the Boston Marathon for Tufts University. I covered the family meeting area with Coach Don Megerle.

Reuters published a photo of mine I made in NYC

Still appearing ~in print~ at the Tufts Daily, my college newspaper with a photo I shot in 2014.

I worked with reporter Nathan Layne to cover the blizzard that hammered New England on January 29, 2022 for Reuters earning a byline while sharing an image gallery with photographers Andrew Kelly and Caitlin Ochs who covered the storm in NYC.

Andrea Jenkins, who I met while she was the Minneapolis City Council Vice President, made history on Jan 11 after being elected to lead the city council—the first openly transgender person to lead a city council in the US.

I learned that Mel Reeves, a respected reporter and activist, died of COVID today. We met and I took the portrait the MinnPost used for this story during the trial of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.

Reuters publishes one of my Line 3 images for a report on the prognosis of climate activism against oil pipelines during 2021 written by Sebastien Malo.

Reuters and PBS pulled a file photo of mine for their story on the verdict announcement.

Al Jazeera pulled a photo of mine from earlier this year for their follow-up coverage on the trial of Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer who killed teen Daunte Wright during a traffic stop in Minnesota.

My photos of Minneapolis police chief Arradondo get some use as he announces his retirement reported on December 6, 2021.

Often if this photo is surfaced by my Google Alerts it has been used in right-wing Islamophobic contexts; nice to see it getting some use in the opposite way.

Reuters publishes a file photo of mine from my Daunte Wright coverage.

I had the opportunity to photograph Michelle Wu's mayoral election night victory party in Boston on November 2, 2021 for the campaign.

Insider used a selection of my photos in a piece about the threat posed to Tribal nations by pipeline expansion.

Since I was an undergrad at Tufts, I've photographed the Boston Marathon from the perspective of the Tufts Marathon Team, coached by the irreplaceable Don Megerle. Originally as a student journalist, and then for Tufts as a client, this year's marathon, delayed due the pandemic, happening in October, brought back a familiarity. And besides seeing the pictures on @tuftsuniversity — delightfully — the Tufts student newspaper, the Tufts Daily, at which I was the photo editor as an undergrad, published a photo of mine as well.

I covered the sentencing of Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd for Reuters. NYTimes picked up the pictures for their homepage.

Reuters posted my image from George Floyd Square on Juneteenth to their Twitter and Instagram.

I was asked to photograph the City of Lakes Waldorf School's graduation ceremony for their 8th graders held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Follow up coverage on the Treaty People Gathering and Line 3.

I pitched Reuters on covering the Treaty People Gathering, a multi-day act of civil disobedience and protest against the Line 3 pipeline, led by the Ojibwe people in Northern Minnesota. Thousands gathered, marching to the Mississippi headwaters to participate in an Indigenous-led prayer as a smaller group of water protectors occupied a Park Rapids pumping station Enbridge was building, chaining themselves to heavy equipment. County sheriffs eventually breached their barricades and arrested virtually everyone, including journalist Alan Weissman.

I was hired by Bloomberg to cover the city's first attempt at taking down the barricades and return traffic to George Floyd Square.

My coverage of the events surrounding the anniversary of George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a MPD officer.

A photo illustration I made at Reuters request was published in their coverage of the anniversary of George Floyd's death.

I covered George Floyd Memorial Foundation's Inaugural Remembrance event for Reuters.

I was part of the team covering Daunte Wright's funeral in Minneapolis.

I covered the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial for Reuters.

I interviewed fans at Paisley Park for the fifth anniversary of Prince's death and the day following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case.

I worked with Reuters covering the Brooklyn Center killing of Daunte Wright by BCPD officer Kim Potter.

Daunte Wright was shot by Kim Potter in Brooklyn Center.

More of my pictures for Reuters during the Chauvin trial in Minneapolis.

I worked with Octavio Jones to cover the first week of the Derek Chauvin trial or more specifically how the Cities was reacting to them.

I worked with Reuters covering the first week of the Derek Chauvin murder trial in Minneapolis with Tampa-based documentary photographer Octavio Jones and Reuters text reporter Jonathan Allen.

As jury selection wrapped up in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd I covered the courthouse for Reuters.

I worked with Reuters covering the start of jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin, facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd last summer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As health officials from rural areas prepare to vaccinate people scattered over thousands of miles in what could be the most complex such campaign in U.S. history, they face the additional challenge of finding enough dry ice to keep a Pfizer vaccine that must be stored at sub Arctic temperatures from spoiling." In early December I traveled to Beloit, WI for Reuters to cover a dry ice manufacturer there ramping up production for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine.

I was part of the Reuters coverage team in Minnesota for the 2020 presidential election. I covered Election Day, an anti-Trump protest

"MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee on George Floyd's neck and is now charged with Floyd's murder, will be allowed to leave the state of Minnesota under updated bail conditions."

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The judge in the criminal case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death disqualified four local prosecutors on Friday because of “sloppy” work, while a special prosecutor said the defendants had “acted together” and should face trial together.

"Various N95 respiration masks at a laboratory of 3M, which has been contracted by the U.S. government to produce extra masks in response to the country's novel coronavirus outbreak, in Maplewood, Minnesota, March 4, 2020. Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters"

I was part of a small team of journalists, freelance and staff, that covered the events following George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis in May 2020.

TIME posted this picture to their Instagram.

A photo a made as part of a press gaggle shadowing VP Pence maskless at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, a facility he was visiting because of its efforts fighting COVID-19 which had an explicit policy requiring masks.

I photographed a hog farmer's animals in Kenyon, Minnesota for Reuters. The farmer I worked with was friendly and seemed to have a genuine connection to his animals admirably in spite of raising them for slaughter.

I was part of the team covering the controversial Wisconsin primary which was held despite COVID-19 concerns and all other states with primaries in April having postponed them. I worked with Daniel Acker, another photographer, who covered the eastern part of the state, whereas I covered the western part of Wisconsin, which consists of mostly small towns and villages.

CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the state of Washington on Thursday to pledge federal support to one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus and defended President Donald Trump’s response amid tension with the state’s governor over science.

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (Reuters) - Diversified manufacturer 3M Co (MMM.N) has avoided major supply chain disruptions from the coronavirus outbreak by sourcing materials for its protective face masks from regional suppliers instead of far-flung locations, a company official told Reuters.

It turns out Minnesota is the nation's top sugar beet producer - the sugar beet being a primary source for domestically produced raw sugar. The summer of 2019 was a wet one, followed by a freeze that left huge amounts of the state's sugar beet crop frozen in the ground. I pitched this story after hearing about it on MPR to look into how the farmers are faring.

Jonathan Evans adapted my story for Reuters on bow fishing asian carp on the Illinois River for VOA Learning English. Caty Weaver was the editor.

I photographed portraits for an investigative report looking at healthcare fraud by Reuters reporter, Sarah Lynch.