Can Seaweed Save American Shellfish?
The first in an investigative series for The Pulitzer Center, this story features Indigenous groups and aquaculture farmers who are relying on seaweed to save their shellfish from the ocean’s worst impacts of climate change. Published on Civil Eats, June 2024.
New Yorkers fled to the Hamptons in 2020 – and sparked a major sewage crisis
New Yorkers fled to the Hamptons in 2020 – and sparked a major sewage crisis. The Guardian, 2021.
The Future of Seaweed Farming in America
The outlook has seemed bright for this crop of multiple uses, including mitigating the impacts of climate change. But major obstacles remain for the seaweed industry. Supported by the Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Network, published on Civil Eats, September 2024.
Rescuing Kelp Through Science
Breakthrough genetic research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution could save the world’s vanishing kelp forests—and support American kelp farming, too. Supported by the Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Network, Civil Eats, July 2024.
How Lebanese EnvironmentalistHelped Spark Revolution
Two months into a revolution, green activists work to chart a sustainable path forward for Lebanon. Sierra Magazine, December 2019.
‘It’s a miracle crop’: the pioneers pushing the powers of seaweed
As temperature records across the world break for another sweltering summer and the ICC tasks each country to reduce their carbon output, scientists and activists alike are looking to a new solution: kelp farming. The Guardian, 2021.
Can the Shinnecock Nation Save their Fishing Rights?
The New York tribe has repeatedly faced state laws encroaching on their economic and food sovereignty. Now they’re fighting back. Civil Eats, March 2018.
The Hard Work of Bringing Kelp to Market
As seaweed farms develop on both coasts and begin to contribute to America’s blue economy, much depends on infrastructure. From Alaska to Maine, this nascent mariconomy is building it as they grow. Civil Eats, July 2024.
Riding Mailboats in the Bahamas
Volunteers Save New York’s Oldest Community Farm as Covid-19 Hits Agriculture
The pandemic upended the practices that typically keep Quail Hill Farm running smoothly. It’s emblematic of an industry-wide struggle, and one way that small farms are beating out Big Ag. The Guardian, July 2020.
Pride in the Arab World
After the Beirut Pride Week organizer was detained by authorities, this feature magazine story investigates what it means to be LGTBQ+ in Lebanon. Playboy Magazine, June 2018.