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Tristan Baurick

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Covers:  Environment, coastal issues, marine science, climate change, public lands, national parks, Louisiana, Pacific Northwest, wildlife, fisheries, wildfires, pollution, Gulf of Mexico, oil spills
Environment reporter @VeriteNewsNola & @Grist • Climate change, pollution, energy, wildlife, coastal restoration • Past: Times-Picayune, Ted Scripps fellow

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740 chemical sites in Louisiana are at risk from storms. Are they ready?

740 chemical sites in Louisiana are at risk from storms. Are they ready?

More than 740 sites with toxic chemicals in Louisiana are in the path of hurricanes, flooding and other growi…

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The Last Days of Isle de Jean Charles: A Louisiana tribe’s struggle to escape the rising sea

The Last Days of Isle de Jean Charles: A Louisiana tribe’s struggle to escape the rising sea

19-month project exposing the bitter fight over first federally-funded climate resettlement.

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'They're taking everything': Banned in other states, pogy ships catch all they want in Louisiana

'They're taking everything': Banned in other states, pogy ships catch all they want in Louisiana

Deep dive into Louisiana's biggest but least-regulated fishery.

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Winds of Change five-part series

Winds of Change five-part series

In-depth look at the economic and energy-producing potential of offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Welcome to "Cancer Alley," Where Toxic Air Is About to Get Worse - ProPublica

Welcome to "Cancer Alley," Where Toxic Air Is About to Get Worse - ProPublica

First in a series with ProPublica about Louisiana's petrochemical industry.

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Insects Feast on Louisiana Wetlands, Inviting the Gulf In - New York Times

Insects Feast on Louisiana Wetlands, Inviting the Gulf In - New York Times

For the New York Times, a story about a mysterious plague killing Louisiana's wetlands.

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Nearly 1.5M people in Louisiana depend on this strip of marsh. But it needs saving. Original

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By Tristan Baurick Verified
| Grist Verified
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. ​ There’s an increasingly narrow strip of marshland in New Orleans that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana will face far greater risks from storms and floods.
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Nearly 1.5M people in Louisiana depend on this strip of marsh. But it needs saving.

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| ecotopical.com
Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator. Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
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Louisiana Plans $1.1B Investment in New Orleans Land Bridge Restoration

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By Tristan Baurick Verified
| Insurance Journal Verified
There’s an increasingly narrow strip of New Orleans marshland that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people will face far greater risks from storms and floods. The area, commonly called the New Orleans Land Bridge, stretches from New Orleans East to St. Tammany Parish and separates Lake Pontchartrain from the Gulf of Mexico. Like much of Louisiana’s coast, it’s disappearing at a rapid rate.
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MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative Fellowship and Grant

2021 - Fellowship

Fellowship and grant to support reporting on Louisiana's transition from oil and gas extraction to offshore wind energy.

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National Headliner Award - Best News Series

2021 - News Series

First Place for “Water Ways: Dutch Lessons for a Changing Coast," a series about climate adaptations in the Netherlands and Louisiana.

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Nina Mason Pulliam Award for Outstanding Environmental Reporting

2020

The Society of Environmental Journalists' "best of the best" award.

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National Association of Science Writers - Best Series

2020 - Best Series

First Place award for investigative series about industrial pollution in Louisiana.

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Outstanding Investigative Reporting, Society of Environmental Journalists

2020 - Investigative

First Place Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting (Large Newsroom or Circulation)

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Pulitzer Center grant

2019

Awarded a grant to lead a small team of journalists to the Netherlands to report on climate change adaptations, including stormwater management, flood control and storm surge protections. Project was a partnership between The Times-Picayune and New Orleans public radio station WWNO.

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Louisiana Newsperson of the Year

2018

Awarded by the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors.

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Ted Scripps Environmental Journalism Fellowship

Year-long fellowship (2012-2013) - Center for Environmental Journalism

Spent a year working on a project and studying environmental journalism with four other fellows at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

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