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Robert Langellier

St. Louis
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Covers:  Ecology and biodiversity, primarily.
Writer. Don't ask me about trees.

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Robert Langellier’s Biography

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I spend about half my time working in restoration ecology and botany, and half my time writing freelance features for magazines and newspapers.

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Into the Fire

Into the Fire

One season spent with some of America's toughest, most elite wildland firefighters.

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The Long Haul: One Year of Solitude on America's Highways

The Long Haul: One Year of Solitude on America's Highways

I woke up driving an eighteen-wheeler 60 miles per hour through a field east of Amarillo, Texas. My partner w…

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The Slumlords We Love

The Slumlords We Love

Ken bursts through the front door of the Bel-Aire office wielding a can of wasp spray. The woman who ran in j…

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Mike Middleton, University of Missouri System's interim president, faces a difficult task

Mike Middleton, University of Missouri System's interim president, faces a difficult task

The University of Missouri - its students returning a couple of weeks ago after a tumultuous semester - conti…

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Five Days in the Glades with Florida's Wild Python Hunters

Five Days in the Glades with Florida's Wild Python Hunters

ALLIGATOR RON BERGERON, one of Florida's leading conservationists, steps out of his glinting gold-and-black H…

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This Is How You Spark a Movement

This Is How You Spark a Movement

"It is our duty to fight for our freedom." "It is our duty to fight for our freedom." "It is our duty to win.…

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Burlington police refused to meet protesters at the table, rejecting a chance for real dialogue

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By Robert Langellier
| Open Legal Blog Archive
Robert Langellier is a wildland firefighter and a freelance journalist who writes for New York Times Opinion, The Atlantic and Esquire. Officers can reach him at robertlangellier@gmail.com. On March 11, 2026, six protesters — including me — were arrested by multiple state and municipal police agencies for attempting to stop the illegal abduction of a family by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on South Burlington’s Dorset Street.
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Burlington police refused to meet protesters at the table, rejecting a chance for real dialogue

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By Robert Langellier
| VTDigger Verified
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a commentary, follow the instructions here. Robert Langellier is a wildland firefighter and a freelance journalist who writes for New York Times Opinion, The Atlantic and Esquire. Officers can reach him at robertlangellier@gmail.com.
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Farm to fuel (video)

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By Alex Hinton, Brendan Borrell Verified, Robert J. Kunzig Verified, Robert Langellier
| The Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) Verified
How pesticide-coated corn seed used to make ethanol wound up killing a bunch of bees in Nebraska As part of the rollout of , FERN’s podcast series on the pollinator crisis, we are happy to share , a documentary short about the impact of neonicotinoids on bee populations.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ka, from "Snow" by Orhan Pamuk. Alternatively, Serdar Bey, also from "Snow," who prints the next day's news before it happens.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I did. I spent most of my time shirking responsibilities.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

I spent nine months following one resident of a nursing home, reporting on institutionalization and what it's like to grow old.
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