Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. It has news, resources, jobs, great stories, and more. thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-beat-…

A fascinating piece about wildlife crime & conservation, a topic I've been interested in for many years. (Sometimes the law can get in the way of saving species.) hakaimagazine.com/features/the-p…

My first feature for The Associated Press global climate team. Great to be out reporting again. Colombia's river guardians risk their lives to help protect the Atrato from illegal gold mining - an increasingly hopeless battle in this violent and forgotten region. apnews.com/article/atrato…

Hooray and bravo! Today we announce our new Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow in Investigative Journalism, Pete McKenzie, from New Zealand, a dazzling new talent. Bravo too to superb runners up Thomas Copeland from UK and Carolina Moraes Sanches from Brazil. reutersagency.com/en/media-cente…

So grateful to Tina Brown alessandra galloni Steve Stecklow and many others for this unbelievable chance to work with and learn from Reuters world-leading investigative team in 2025. In a tough landscape for young journalists, it’s a miracle of an opportunity. 1/3

Mercury pollution is toxic for people and the environment. But at small gold mines around the world it’s the status quo. For The Guardian I visited one Filipino mine trying to do things differently: theguardian.com/global-develop…

While Charleston hunkers down behind a billion-$ seawall, felling has started on the peninsula next door for a mega-development which will put 20,000 more people in the floodplain. Latest for Inside Climate News: insideclimatenews.org/news/27102024/…

Native American voters could swing US elections, so both parties are flocking to rural swathes of swing state Arizona to close razor thin margins. But those voters are asking politicians: What have you ever done for us? Back home in Arizona for The Associated Press: apnews.com/article/native…

Project 2025 would dismantle, privatise and eliminate the work of NOAA: “not just a terrible idea…a proposal that would lead to people dying.” Great Inside Climate News piece tying policy to practicality by Jake Bolster insideclimatenews.org/news/31102024/…

Slow news day out in the world so thought I’d share some 🚨personal news🚨 I’ve just started as a reporter with the The Shetland Times. Excited to be on the isles covering seas, energy, the environment and more. New email in bio if you’d like to say hello 🦦

In partnership with the Associated Collegiate Press, the Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation Foundation supports student journalism by giving an annual award for a human interest profile. Alum Natalie Robbins ‘24 won this year for profiling artist/performer Tyler West for NYCity News Service. nycitynewsservice.com/2023/10/06/the…

Rosebank oil field, 130 miles off Shetland, was in the news today, courtesy a legal challenge from Greenpeace UK & Uplift. Hear what Shetlanders had to say The Shetland Times: shetlandtimes.co.uk/2024/11/12/she…

Small-scale gold miners in the Philippines are fighting for their use of explosives to be made legal again, writes Daniel Shailer for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-…

One big step for Shetland AND a big step for UK space: shetlandtimes.co.uk/2025/01/16/new…

NEW: A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters off Shetland, prompting concerns it is an “experiment in factory farming” that could damage the environment. bit.ly/3Hw745Q

Glad to contribute a little bit of shoe leather to this great report from @desmog's @ellen_ormesher.