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Iris M. Crawford

San Francisco
As seen in: Medium, The Guardian, MIT News, U.S. News and World Report, Popular Science, Washington Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Charlotte Observer, Discover Magazine, The Spokesman-Review and
Covers:  Social Justice, Environmental & Climate Justice, Homelessness, Racial Equity, Gender, Politics
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Iris M. Crawford’s Biography

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Iris is a poet, journalist and social justice advocate hailing from New York City. Her journey has allowed her to empower communities through health care advocacy, education and environmental justice. In 2018, Iris was selected as a semi-finalist Fulbright Scholar for an English Teaching Assistantship in South Africa.
Currently, Iris is a freelance journalist and credits her training from Maynard Institute of Journalism Education. Her beats are all things social justice including environmenta…

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What's Going on with California's Rooftop Solar Battle? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

What's Going on with California's Rooftop Solar Battle? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Late last year, the California Public Utilities Commission passed a new iteration of the state's net energy p…

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How do water shutoffs impact low-income communities? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

How do water shutoffs impact low-income communities? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The current water crisis puts communities and utilities at odds with one another. Water utilities across the …

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How Can the Inflation Reduction Act Work for Communities? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

How Can the Inflation Reduction Act Work for Communities? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

In late October, UC Berkeley's Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) launched its Climate Justice webinar se…

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Can Kelp Farming Save the Shinnecock Bay?

Can Kelp Farming Save the Shinnecock Bay?

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How Can We Make Public Commissions More Democratic? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

How Can We Make Public Commissions More Democratic? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

As we move toward a just energy transition, public participation in energy regulatory processes must shift. S…

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Redefining Black Farming - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Redefining Black Farming - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

For Black people living along the Black Belt in the American South, history entails stories of enslavement an…

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The People Say No: MediaJustice’s Advocacy Against AI Data Center Expansion

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By Iris M. Crawford
| Nonprofit Quarterly Verified
Photo courtesy of MediaJustice Digital Colonialism, a series co-produced by NPQ and MediaJustice, explores how the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is reshaping communities across the United States. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new wave of extractive history here in the United States. It is no coincidence that AI data centers are expanding in areas that experience some of the most acute environmental injustice and public health concerns.
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If Farm School NYC Closes, What Will the City Lose?

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By Iris M. Crawford
| Nonprofit Quarterly Verified
Credit: Farm School NYC On a humid Friday evening in early September, staff at Farm School New York City (FSNYC), an urban agriculture education organization, called an emergency town hall to share a critical update. They were at risk of closing—as early as the end of the year— and were starting an emergency fundraiser with a $250,000 goal. FSNYC staff shared that federal funding cuts had further deepened their funding gap and put their work with various community partners in jeopardy.
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Farmers Are Finally Getting Critical USDA Web Pages Back

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By Iris M. Crawford
| Nonprofit Quarterly Verified
Since the Donald Trump administration took office in January 2025, farmers and the entire agricultural industry have been under siege. Alongside the administration’s cuts to critical grants, by mid-February the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) had removed essential information from its main website and that of 18 subagencies, including the US Forest Service and the USDA Rural Development. Grants, technical resources, and interactive tools like the Climate Risk Viewer were also missing entirely.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I got assigned a story from my journalism program to write on the Climate March.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

We now have all the information we need at our fingertips. Most people now get their news information online now