Happy to write for grist about the search for trees that will thrive in cities as the climate changes.

The stakes are high: harsher conditions could kill off urban canopy just as cities need more of it. The shade & cooling effects of trees can be a life or death issue.

Impact alert: this week we updated this recent grist investigation because the former University of Arizona student in our story had her debt cleared, thanks to a private donor who paid off her FAFSA and the university's financial aid office. grist.org/project/indige…

The Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors contest call for submissions is now open! ✍️We’re looking for short stories envisioning the next 180 years of equitable climate progress. ❌No entry fee. 🏆Top prize is $3k and publication.
Learn more: grist.org/climate-fictio…

A new #LandGrabU investigation from grist reveals how 14 public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land.
grist.org/project/equity…

Today, after months (years?) of work, grist published our Misplaced Trust investigation, a follow-up to High Country News's #LandGrabU project. Both investigations were spearheaded by the brilliant Tristan Ahtone, with whom I'm proud to share a byline.

grist.org/project/equity…

Sometimes photo editing is as simple as go big or go home. Loving this super sized vertical San Francisco Chronicle double truck from Jessica Christian. More great 📷 sfchronicle.com/projects/2023/…

Even though I don't live in Maine, I found this to be a fascinating read. One of the clearest reporting piece of reporting I've seen on the public power movement.

I'm very excited to have co-published this grist story with WBUR on this year's most important climate election. Tomorrow, voters in Maine will decide whether to create the nation's first statewide, publicly owned electric utility.

wbur.org/news/2023/11/0…

One of the ~coolest~ stories I've helped report is now out!

The planet is warming. Jake Bittle, Florencia Fuertes, and the crack team of editors and designers at Grist and I imagined what a heat-resilient city could look like. Give it a read!
grist.org/project/cities…

As the world continues to shatter temperature records, there are lots of ways cities could better mitigate heat. Here's a 360-degree guide from grist's Naveena Sadasivam and Jake Bittle, co-published with Gizmodo: grist.org/project/cities…

A big project I've been on: NPR's first Climate Solutions Week. From the Philippines to north India to Uruguay to San Jose, CA, it's about the agency and ingenuity people have shown--just regular people--in coping with a hotter planet. Feedback welcome. npr.org/series/1199537…

Was feeling nostalgic this morning & wanted to stream Captain Planet lol...it's not free on any of the streaming services I have, but I found this great article by Teresa Chin
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