There are a few spots left in my advanced nonfiction class starting next week with Lighthouse Writers Workshop - apply here! lighthousewriters.org/workshop/8-wee…

Honored to be included in this book with so many writers I admire — Elizabeth Kolbert , Douglas Fox, Carolyn Kormann, Ben Goldfarb, Emma Maris, Ian Frazier, and more — edited by the outstanding Bill McKibben . Out now. #BestAmerican2024 Mariner Books harpercollins.com/products/the-b…

For New York Magazine, I wrote about my hometown, baseball, and what happened to the teammates I grew up with. Thanks to Christopher Cox and will peischel for the steady hands. And to the ballplayers who shared. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The exact formula of wildfire suppressants are trade secrets, proprietary to the handful of companies who make them. New research suggests those mixtures have heavy metals in them, contributing ~ 380,000 kg of toxic metals to the enviro between 2009-2021. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

.Rus Bradburd - author of "Big Time" - a novel's many experiences in hoop and academia inform this biting first novel, BIG TIME. Check out my chat with Rus, and take a spin around Seth's terrific new site, Hoops HQ

Moving story detailing how a sex abuse scandal impacted a former high school baseball player and his community. nymag.com/intelligencer/… by Abe Streep in New York Magazine The Sunday Long Read #sundaylongread Longreads #longreads

Glad to be back at Bread Loaf Writers' Conferences next summer. Come join us middlebury.edu/writers-confer…

Looking forward to seeing what Donnie Wetzel, Jr, and his colleagues produce with this documentary about Native sports. Donnie is a force and a deep thinker, as people across MT (and readers of Brothers on Three) know. bit.ly/4fXb5wG

Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires. But that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that they’re not worth very much. propublica.org/article/wildla…

For The New Yorker, I wrote about nuclear weapons and New Mexico: newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…

I'm teaching an environmental writing workshop with Lighthouse Writers Workshop for 2025! Come join us—financial assistance is available. More info here: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/8-wee…

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, is resigning after the newspaper rejected a cartoon depicting The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, offering cash toward a statue of President-elect Trump.

As you may have heard, most (not all) of the people who produce Outside magazine (and the website) were laid off on Thursday. The ex-ME has a complete archive of issues going all the way back to the 1970s. If anybody knows of a library that might want to house these, lemme know.

Thrilled to have Abe Streep, a gifted reporter and writer, join the ProPublica Southwest team. propublica.org/atpropublica/a…

NEW: Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise. propublica.org/article/utah-m… Abe Streep

How selling off federal lands became a hot idea for some on the right and left—and why it flew straight into opposition. propublica.org/article/utah-m… Abe Streep

SCOOP: The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs. propublica.org/article/forest… Abe Streep

New: A top Democrat on the oversight committee requested that wildland firefighter vacancies be accounted for following ProPublica reporting that showed thousands of vacant jobs at the Forest Service, hampering its ability to fight wildfires. propub.li/3HBx4NF

NEW: Lawmaker Calls for Explanation of Inconsistent Forest Service Staffing Data After ProPublica Article propublica.org/article/forest… Abe Streep

New: Over the past four months, I documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. This is how CECOT left a mark on my countrymen, their loved ones and Venezuela. propub.li/41IXd3N