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As wildfires worsen, burn scars show the future of land recovery
After a 2,200-mile road trip across Arizona to see the state's most devastating burn scars, I took an in-depth look at how historic wildfires, spurred on by climate change, had permanently changed the ecology and biodiversity of certain ecosystems. This story made The Arizona Republic among the first newsrooms in the Southwest to examine the longterm effects of these catastrophic disasters. |
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Shorthanded specialists scramble to address resurgence of leprosy
I spent a month in northern Brazil embedded with a team of leprologists desperately trying to curb the dramatic rise of new leprosy cases across the region. This series of stories on the under-covered public health crisis focused on how infections were being driven by federal mismanagement and a lack of infrastructure investment. |
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Calls grow for undoing environmental damage of the border wall
As part of a newsroom-wide effort by journalists, photographers, editors and producers, I co-reported on the environmental impacts of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, as well as the demands for its removal. Following multiple field days and after dozens of interviews, our three-person reporting team fairly contextualized and explained the pros and cons of deconstruction. |
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Presidential turnover renews public lands protection efforts
Public lands policies are often on the frontlines of politics in Arizona. The state is home to millions of acres of public lands, which are managed by multiple tribal, state and federal agencies. At the eclipse of the Trump administration and the wake of the Biden presidency, I reported on controversial public lands protection efforts that were dividing politicians, environmentalists, ranchers and residents. |
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Wildfire-vulnerable communities search for ways to live with fire
As part of a country-wide investigation into natural disaster management in the U.S., I co-reported on how the most wildfire-vulnerable communities in the West were adapting to the constant threat of a catastrophic fire. This multimedia project was published by more than 70 news organizations. |
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'Good fire' gave land managers a tool, climate change took it away
While reporting on how climate change was fueling longer wildfire seasons in Arizona, I noticed federal forest managers opt of out opportunities to use nature to their advantage. This led to me investigate how changing climates were rewriting federal land management practices and taking away options from for firefighters. |
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Migratory birds adapt to warmer winters, upsetting ecosystems
What began as a quirky local story about a flock of pesky birds turned into one of The Arizona Republic's most read climate change features of the year. By writing about the tension between a senior citizen community and a group of cormorants, I explained how climate change and wildlife management tactics across the state were changing the lives of Arizonans. |
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Advocates, experts wait for eviction wave as pandemic continues
With the expiration of an eviction moratorium nearing, I reported on the complexities of the impending issues for the N.C. Local News Corps. This reporting, which was published in English and Spanish by eight local newsrooms in North Carolina, connected residents with the information and resources they needed to stay in their homes. |
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Months of teacher protests rock Morocco's education sector
While on the protest beat for Morocco World News, I consistently followed what became the largest teacher's movement in the Kingdom's history. Thousands of educators refused to return to their classrooms until the Ministry of Education reformed policies on job stability, wages and pensions. While covering the movement, I wrote in-depth features and breaking news stories. |
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Low-risk sex offenders fail to reintegrate, rely on local groups
By not reporting on controversial issues we only make solutions harder to find. The county in North Carolina where I was a student reporter had one of the highest concentrations of sex offenders in the state. But no one liked talking about it. For Elon News Network, I delved into how a lack of state and federal resources was leading to recidivism among low-risk sex offenders in my county. |