Enterprising Journalist

I am a full-time freelance journalist based in Austin covering climate change and the energy transition. Throughout my career, I have also reported on artificial intelligence, city hall, education, government grant programs and small businesses.
Most recently, I have been writing for Canary Media, Inside Climate News, Government Market News and The Texas Tribune.
Highlights from my work over the past year include investigations into how Bitcoin mining is disrupting rural life and driving demand for new gas power plants, how prescribed burns helped save lives during historic Texas wildfires, and why federal policies are falling short in controlling methane emissions from landfills.
In 2023, as a local reporter, I covered city council meetings, zoning changes and elections in Bastrop, Texas for the Austin American-Statesman. And for Community Impact, I wrote feature stories highlighting local restaurants, small businesses and community leaders in the Austin area
I have a Master’s Degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and my undergraduate degree is in Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley. While attending UC Berkeley, I got my start in journalism as a copy editor for the student-run newspaper The Daily Californian.
Highlighted Clips

For Baytown residents, a legal win after a 15-year lawsuit still doesn’t guarantee clean air
Houston Landing – Feb. 6, 2025

USDA awards $6B to rural clean power initiatives
Canary Media – Jan. 15, 2025

Clean energy advocates and businesses wrestle with an uncertain future as Republicans target IRA funds
Inside Climate News – Nov. 28, 2024

Is the EPA about to get serious about methane pollution from landfills?
Canary Media – July 10, 2024

Texas leaders worry that Bitcoin mines threaten to crash the state power grid
Inside Climate News – July 10, 2024

As climate change intensifies wildfire risk, prescribed burns prove their worth in the heat-stressed Panhandle
The Texas Tribune – April 15, 2024