Alexia Underwood
alexiaunderwood.bsky.social
Alexia Underwood
@alexiaunderwood.bsky.social
Writer & editor with a touch of archive fever. Words at Inside Climate News, The Guardian, The Nation, elsewhere. Past: editing things at AJ+ and Vox. Now: workin' on a book https://alexiaunderwood.com/
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While Illinois has bold, transformative climate goals for the power sector, the brilliant and handsome expert quoted in this article says we’re failing—badly—to address agriculture, which covers 75% of the state's landscape. insideclimatenews.org/news/3007202...
Illinois’ Governor Has Led on Climate Policy. Here’s How Experts Assess His Work So Far - Inside Climate News
JB Pritzker gets praise for a landmark climate bill. But plenty remains undone.
insideclimatenews.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Some new climate reporting from me (and my first time writing about my dad's home state of Illinois):
Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days? - Inside Climate News
John Dwyer coordinates emergency management in Champaign County, Illinois. He’s seeing a lot more weather extremes, from tornadoes to a major dust storm, even as federal money to keep people safe seem...
insideclimatenews.org
June 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reviewed Najwan Darwish's excellent new poetry collection www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/01...
On Najwan Darwish - The Paris Review
The Palestinian poet’s new collection, No One Will Know You Tomorrow, depicts life under Israeli occupation.
www.theparisreview.org
January 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MALAN Fire & Wind Storm Resources
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January 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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PSA to my friends in California near the fires: breathing in wildfire smoke is really bad for you (even if it’s not super thick where you are) but if you have face masks (N95, KN95, etc) those can help a lot
January 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM