Today, environmental journalists play an important role in conveying the magnitudes of changes within the Earth and helping victims receive aid. These five journalists advocate for climate action and the protection of the Earth.
Allyson Chiu
Chiu, who currently is a reporter for the Washington Post, details stories on not only environmentally friendly ways to live everyday life, but also ways to save more money by doing so. energy on a large scale. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2018 where she studied journalism, worked on wellness for Washington Post’s Morning Mix, South China Morning Post, and Pacific Daily News.
Melissa Breyer
Breyer began writing for Treehugger, an eco-conscious living site, in 2012 and was its editorial director until 2023. She first started a digital career as senior editor for green living at Care2 in 2007 and wrote the Extreme Weather Survival Guide.
Elizabeth Kolbert
Mainly known for her novel “The Sixth Extinction,” Kolbert has worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1999, and she previously worked for the New York Times. Kolbert’s articles have won multiple awards such as two National Magazine Awards, one for the public interest category and another for the reviews and criticism category. She writes about global warming, natural disasters, and climate change on a larger scale.
Bill McKibben
As a contributor to multiple magazines such as the New York Times, Orion Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and Rolling Stone, as well as a board member for Grist Magazine, McKibben advocates for greater attention on the climate. In addition to creating the climate crisis series in the New Yorker, he helped found 350.org which has helped oppose large oil pipeline projects. To commemorate his efforts toward environmental protection, biologists named a woodland gnat species after him (megophthalmidia mckibbeni).
Kate Bratskeir
Bratskeir is a freelance journalist who reports on the impacts of capitalism environmentally. She also is the author of “A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping”. Her work has appeared in Vox, Fast Company, Mic, Business Insider, and Women’s Health. One Planet Life described “A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping” as delivering “hard facts about the food industry and steps you can take to make the grocery store a more ethical place.”
