Ben Depp

Freelance Photographer (Smithsonian Magazine, Scientific American)
New Orleans

Catrin Einhorn

Wildlife and Extinction Reporter, The New York Times
New York

Sammy Fretwell

Environment Reporter, The State
Columbia, SC

Austyn Gaffney

Freelance Journalists (Southerly, Vice)
Louisville, Ky.

Paul Gordon

Freelance Journalist (The Nation, Belt Magazine)
Chicago

Mercedes Hesselroth

Freelance Journalist (Washington City Paper)

Reston, Va.

Alex Ip

Freelance Journalist/Editor (The Xylom)
Atlanta

Michelle Liu

Statehouse Reporter, Associated Press
Columbia, SC

Travis Loller

Reporter, Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn.

Dinah Pulver

Investigative/Environment Reporter, USA Today
DeBary, Fla.

Andy Sarjahani

Freelance Documentary Filmmaker (Vice, Outside)
New Orleans

Iisha Scott

Meteorologist, WCNC Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Peta Sheerwood

Journalist/Meteorologist, WRAL-TV
Raleigh, NC

Irene Trung

Freelance Science Writer (The Oxford Scientist)
Los Angeles

Valerie Vande Panne

Environment Reporter, WGCU
Fort Myers, Fla.

Meg Vatterott

Freelance Journalist/Production Coordinator (BuzzFeed, Pacific Standard)
Brooklyn, NY

Adam Wagner

Recovery and Resilience Reporter, The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC

Elsa Wenzel

Senior Writer/Editor, GreenBiz Group
Orlando, Fla.