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Clarisa Diaz

  • Owner, MeadowlarkMeadowlark
  • Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Climate School
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Listen: Before the Storm (WNYC) | Peril & Promise | PBS

Listen: Before the Storm (WNYC) | Peril & Promise | PBS

On a recent Saturday at the Staten Island Children's Museum, a group of kids giggled as they slowly climbed t…

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Staten Islanders Brainstorm for the Next Storm

Staten Islanders Brainstorm for the Next Storm

A workshop in Midland Beach prompts residents to think of creative ways to support one another.

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Climate Change Might Be Messing Up Snowflakes, But You Can Help

Climate Change Might Be Messing Up Snowflakes, But You Can Help

This segment is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations a…

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These New York Birds Are Most Vulnerable To Climate Change

These New York Birds Are Most Vulnerable To Climate Change

Nearly two-thirds of North American bird species are threatened by extinction-losing more than 50% of their r…

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Long Island's Shinnecock Fight Sea Level Rise By Using Nature Itself

Long Island's Shinnecock Fight Sea Level Rise By Using Nature Itself

When the Long Island Rail Road was first planned in 1859, it ran through the land then occupied by the Shinne…

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Guess What: Your Plastics Aren't Really Getting Recycled

Guess What: Your Plastics Aren't Really Getting Recycled

The Global Climate Strike is Friday, the United Nations' Climate Summit is Monday, and Climate Week NYC is al…

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Gothamist: New York City Local News, Food, Arts & Events

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By Emma Whitford Verified, Clarisa Diaz
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Articles by Emma Whitford Advocates say that this era of falling crime and decarceration calls for a major reassignment of resources. The recount is expected to begin no earlier than Thursday, and will likely last for “a minimum of ten days, maybe two weeks,” according to BOE attorney Steven Richman. Some rent-regulated tenants and advocates want the state pension funds to follow the city's lead in pursuing investment policies that minimize displacement.
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Clarisa Diaz

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Pigment-producing microbes could be the answer to cutting chemical use in textiles

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By Clarisa Diaz
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A new way to dye fabrics, yarns, and other materials could make the textile industry more sustainable and chemical-free. Fabric dyeing consumes 1.3 trillion gallons of water every year globally, the equivalent of two million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Synthetic dyes make up most of the pigments that color garments sold for mass fashion retail, amounting to per year, but the dyes also contain harmful chemicals in addition to using up water resources. Is it too late to buy Apple stock?
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North American Agricultural Journalists Awards

2024 - J.S. Russell Memorial Award

"For her outstanding service to NAAJ setting the highest professional standards for her peers." This award is in honor of the founder and first president of the organization and represents the highest honor NAAJ can bestow on its members.

Front Page Award - Newswomen's Club of New York

2020 - Local Feature

Award for reporting a story on community efforts to replace fossil fuel run peaker power plants with renewable energy.

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The Municipal Art Society of New York - MASterworks Award

2020 - Best New Infrastructure

In collaboration with Jacobschang Architecture for distinctive design in public service projects. El Barrio Bait Station features Fish of the East River illustrations as the project's educational component.

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National Edward R. Murrow Award - RTDNA

2017 - Excellence in Innovation

Designer for the "Harlem Heat Project" - WNYC

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Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards

2019 - Science & Technology - Longlist

Journalist and Designer for "Exploring The Twilight Zone" - WNYC/Gothamist

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Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards

2018 - Unusual - Longlist

Journalist and Designer for "Poisoned Gardens" - WNYC

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The Brown Institute for Media Innovation

2020 - Grantee

Micro-grant to inform the public about COVID-19, on the dual risks of flooding and the pandemic in the Mississippi River Basin.

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Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

2019 - Connected Coastlines Grantee

Reporting on climate adaptation solutions that regenerate natural ecosystems, using NYC as a case for what urban centers can do.

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Ocean Science Journalism Fellow - WHOI, Cape Cod

2018
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North American Agricultural Journalists Awards

2023 - News

Second Place in the NAAJ Award's largest and most competitive category. Story published in Quartz about a hacker helping farmers to repair their John Deere tractors.

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North American Agricultural Journalists Awards

2022 - Technical

Honorable Mention for a series on vertical farming in Singapore, published in Quartz.

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