Today marks ten years since I got my first story published in my high school newspaper.

Somehow someway, I’m still reporting. Here’s to another ten years.

It's truly a beautiful place … makes you wonder what it looked like a century ago before nearly all the water was gone. I got this photo of an alkaline meadow when I was there earlier this month.

graphic of the year goes to this sweet creation from the BLM celebrating the Trump administration's first 100 days.
www.blm.gov/blog/2025-04...

The Trump administration’s approach to climate change and the environment, summed up in one graf by the @insideclimatenews.org team:
insideclimatenews.org/news/3004202...

BIG news: Forest Service says in 60 days it will publish the Draft Record of Decision for the Resolution Copper mine.

This is the mine the San Carlos Apache and environmentalists have fought for decades. The mine would destroy the sacred site of Oak Flat. It’s also the subject of 3 federal lawsuits

Proud to work for a newsroom that runs a 13-person byline to cover how Trump is upending climate action around the country, written by reporters based in those places.

We'll continue to do this important work for the next 4 years, documenting how climate change will continue to impact the world.

Tonight, I’ll be moderating a discussion with @KPaoletta at Changing Hands in Phoenix. We’ll be discussing his new book on the history and future of the major cities of the Southwest—and what they can tell the rest of the country on living in an increasingly hostile environment.

Interesting map here. With the Biden administration’s recently created new national monuments, we now have the largest corridor of protected lands in the continental US, from Moab to the heart of the Mojave.

very dry monsoon season: a visual representation