Inside Climate News
To support one full-time reporter to publish articles about New York City’s climate and environmental issues
Inside Climate News (ICN), the oldest and most dedicated climate newsroom in the country, is requesting three years of funding to support one full-time journalist dedicated to local reporting in New York City focused on climate change and environmental issues. While several news media outlets take a national and global approach to climate coverage, ICN’s goal is to instead show the growing day-to-day impact of climate change on New York City. ICN estimates that the new NYC climate journalist will publish 25-40 stories a year. The beat will include topics such as the city’s natural environment; how the impact of climate change on biodiversity can be mitigated; strategies to adapt to climate impacts such as sea level rise, storm surge and heat; mitigation strategies to reduce New York City’s emissions from transport, buildings and other sectors; environmental injustice and marginalized neighborhoods; clean energy job creation; and holding policymakers and power brokers accountable for environmental impacts.