PublicSource

PublicSource is a nonprofit online news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Its mission is to inspire critical thinking and bold ideas through local journalism rooted in facts, excellence, diverse voices and the pursuit of transparency. PublicSource produces in-depth and investigative journalism, public-service reporting, a podcast, powerful first-person storytelling and more, directly respond to the information needs of people in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Current Position

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Beat: Effects of climate change in southwest Pennsylvania

Position:

Climate change is disrupting southwestern Pennsylvania. Record rainfall two years in a row led to historic floods that took lives, caused tens of millions of dollars in damage and exacerbated the inequality of neighborhood divisions. The disadvantaged suffer some of the worst air quality and highest asthma rates. The loss of jobs and people from the region has decimated both small towns and urban centers. This struggle has pitted the competing Democratic interests of environmental progress and good union jobs.

Reporter: Quinn Gablicki