Environment Reporting
I left a career as a geologist because on job sites I was barred from communicating with community members about contamination levels in their water, soil, and air. As a journalist, that professional experience makes my environment coverage stand out -- I can decode complex lab reports, technical maps, and regulatory reports.
I've reported extensively on environmental impacts throughout the Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz County, and the Bay Area. I've written on issues such as climate change, air and water quality, ocean health, and environmental justice. As a result of an investigation I reported on air pollution in Southeast LA, state funding was rerouted to install air filters in metal processing plants. Those filters will improve local air quality.
I've also facilitated numerous community science workshops and worked with residents to create environmental sampling plans in their neighborhoods. Through my reporting I aim to empower communities with crucial information, but also amplify their concerns, and facilitate conversations that might yield solutions.
AIR AND WATER Quality
Santa Cruz County Drinking Water Takes A Hit After Wildfire
Metal polluted air puts Los Angeles residents at risk
EPA, California Consider Regulation of Chemicals Found in Ski Gloves and Frying Pans Showing Up in US Waterways
California Bill on PFAS Chemicals Advances, But in Watered Down Form
Knowing When to Spare the Air
Bay Area Air Quality Takes a Hit in Latest Report
CLIMATE CHANGE
A Checkup On California's Efforts To Combat Climate Change
Gas Station Converts To Electric Charging Station And Speeds Ahead Of Curve
Northern Hemisphere heat waves covering more area than before
Threat to Sea Life as Greenhouse Gases Drift Offshore
Sea-level rise could cut off wastewater service to millions in U.S.
Driftwood reveals ancient Arctic currents and sea-ice levels
NATURAL WORLD
Budding Hemp Farmers Struggle To Find Success In The 'Green Rush'
Gardens with too many nonnative plants threaten populations of insect-eating birds
Elkhorn Slough Foundation makes progress on Sand Hill Farm
A new chapter for Elkhorn Slough
One Increasingly Popular Way to Control Floods: Let the Water Come
SFPUC Growing Plants in Hospital-Like Nursery to Protect Water Quality
California Coast
As Moss Landing reinvents itself, fishing fades into the background
Can sustainably caught swordfish make waves on the Central Coast?
Sea lions battle return of deadly disease
SelectED RADIo CLIPS
Severe West Marin Drought Comes Early
Microplastics in Monterey Bay
NDAA Adresses PFAS Contamination
D.O.D. Faces Pressure to Regulate PFAS
CA Makes Progress Regulating PFAS in Drinking Water
