Author Bios

Zaher Nahle is an award-winning scientist, consultant and executive. Previously, he served in roles of vice president for research, chief scientific officer and chief executive officer at U.S. medical …

Ariel Gilreath covers early education and K-12 schools in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia. She most recently covered education …

Blanca Begert is the News Fellow at Grist. She was previously an editor and producer for environmental content at KCET / PBS SoCal.

Umme Hoque is a writer, editor, and organizer. She's passionate about writing about and investigating issues for low-income workers and communities of color, lifting up the experiences of those …

Jacob Hileman is an environmental scientist with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis.

Mary DeMocker is the author of The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Night’s Sleep, which was …

Max Blau covers health care, public health and the environment for ProPublica's South unit. Blau was previously an independent journalist working with Georgia Health News as part of ProPublica’s …

Maya Foa is joint director of Reprieve US, a nonprofit civil rights organization.

Dr. Rakeen Mabud is the Chief Economist and Managing Director of Policy and Research at the Groundwork Collaborative.

Jessica Lussenhop is a reporter with ProPublica.