Event
Nina Dietz to Discuss the Public Health Impacts of Wildfires at the Milken Institute
Event Date:
November 12, 2026 | 2:00 PM TO 3:00 PM EST
Project
The Toxic Side of Climate Change
Climate-driven natural disasters are creating new opportunities for toxic exposure.
The Department of Global Health at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health will host Pulitzer Center grantee and freelance journalist Nina Dietz at a Research and Practice Seminar.
On Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 2:00pm-3:00pm EST, Dietz will present on her Pulitzer Center-supported project The Toxic Side of Climate Change.
The project investigates the hazards left behind by urban wildfires in Los Angeles and examines the long-term risks these toxins pose to affected communities. The project also explores what remains in the ash and debris after a fire, and how those materials impact public health.
Dietz is a writer, documentarian, and journalist reporting from a background rooted in both science and the humanities. Her work has appeared in New Lines Magazine, Inside Climate News, Science Friday, and at Photoville, among others.
