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“There was this growing movement to return back to nature… but the undeniable truth is that we all...

Mikaela Schmitt
Pulitzer Center Staff

Katie Sikora graduated with a degree in visual journalism from the University of Miami and worked as a photo editor in Door County, Wisconsin, a media strategist in Chicago, and as an archivist at The...

Carly Berlin is the Gulf Coast correspondent for Southerly Magazine. She began reporting on Hurricane Laura's aftermath the day after the storm hit, interviewing evacuees who had fled to New Orleans...

An award-winning photojournalist based in New Orleans, Chris Granger is a staff photographer for The Times-Picayune|New Orleans Advocate. His work also has appeared in Travel & Leisure, Saveur, Food &...

Tristan Baurick is an environment reporter for The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate. He has covered public lands and the outdoors in Washington state, and was a Ted Scripps Fellow in...

Tegan Wendland is editorial director of the Mississippi River Basin AG and Water Desk. She has more than a decade of experience reporting on issues in the Mississippi River Basin, from the shores of...

Alexander Zaitchik is a freelancer who has worked throughout the U.S., Eastern Europe, Russia, South Asia, and Latin America, where he has focused on social conflicts in the rainforests of Peru...

Nathaniel Rich is a writer-at-large for The New York Times Magazine and the author of three novels, "King Zeno," ''Odds Against Tomorrow,'' and "The Mayor's Tongue." He is a frequent contributor to...

Umar Farooq is a Special Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. Currently based in Istanbul, he was previously based in Islamabad. He has covered South Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the...