About

Ramona Cornell du Houx – Managing Editor/Reporter

Ramona has lifetime of experience in journalism with a passion to impart the truth through storytelling. She’s written for the American Indian Smithsonian, other noted publications like Chicken Soup for Your Soul, and is an author of “From Maine to Mexico, Between Two Rivers I Found Myself” and the “Quest to Save the Seasons,” Book 1 and 2. Ramona is also the Executive Director of Maine Insights newsmagazine which she founded in 2005, and cofounder and President of the non-profit Solon Center for Research and Publishing. She’s also an avid photographer and loves cats.

Naweed Kawusi– Investigative Reporter

Naweed is former colonel with the Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces starting off with the Afghan Commandos in 2002. Before the fall of Kabul in 2021, he was responsible for overseeing support and outreach to over 130 thousand police families across the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. He’s currently a Board Member of the Policing Center, an international policing and law enforcement think tank that focuses on conflict zone and post-conflict policing across the world. He has been the lead researcher and author for two policy briefs on Afghanistan. He’s an occasional contributor to Unpolitically Correct, a newsletter focused on the conflict, geopolitics and study of war survivors in South Central Asia and the region. He currently leads the offshore wind and fossil fuel phase out programs for EOPA as a Program Director.

Patricia Gabriela – Investigative Reporter

Patricia has a major in International Trade and a diverse background in translation, teaching, sales, and marketing. As a trilingual professional, fluent in English and Portuguese with advanced Spanish, she brings her extensive international experience and cross-cultural insight to her contributions.

Jordan Jeffreys – Investigative Reporter

Jordan Jeffreys is a geological sciences and anthropology double major at the University of South Carolina and EOPA National Campaign Fellow with interests in environmental and land use law. Their work focuses on environmental justice, anticolonial approaches to geoscience, and the ethical dimensions of land and resource governance.

Brianna Cunliffe – Investigative Reporter

Brianna heralds from Wilmington, North Carolina. “The climate crisis is personal for me. I’ve grown up watching my home and community face the devastation of worsening storms each hurricane season.” Brianna wrote for the Bowdoin Orient.

Christopher Douglass – Investigative Reporter

Christopher Douglass is a Master of Public Policy (MPP) graduate from the American University’s School of Public Affairs. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University Chicago in Public Relations and Advertising. Christopher spent several years working in client relations for various tech companies and now uses his skills in data analysis and communications to advance environmental policy. In 2020 he was named a William K. Reilly Environmental Governance & Leadership Scholar by the AU Center for Environmental Policy. Upon graduation Christopher plans to help businesses and governments transition to a green economy which operates within the boundaries for a sustainable and prosperous future. In his free time, he is a novice gardener and volunteers with a local conservation group (Restore Mass Ave) in Washington D.C. 

Haley Maher – Investigative Reporter

Haley is from West Chester, Pennsylvania. She is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she became passionate about environmental policy and advocating for equitable change. She hopes to inspire others to take urgent action in combatting the climate crisis. Investigating social and environmental sustainability are her passions. She currently is working at a law firm after passing the bar.

Hank Greenberg – Reporter

Hank graduated from Haverford College in May 2022 with a degree in political science and environmental studies. He has been published in the Haverford Clerk and in the Montclair Local. Writing and environmentalism are two of his greatest passions. Hank lives in Montclair, New Jersey with his dog Thor.

Miriam Wallstrom – Reporter

Miriam grew up in the beautiful mountains of Northern New Mexico, which helped spark her interest in protecting the environment. She is devoted to creating lasting social change through government advocacy and legislation.

Anoushka Ambavanekar – Writer

Anoushka heralds from Sacramento, California. She has witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change through wildfires and extreme weather. She cares especially about the disproportionate impact that climate change has on frontline communities.

Horace Wang –Researcher

Horace hails from Hong Kong. He is passionate about environmental policy and the intersection between environmentalism and government.

Olivia Baaten – Investigative Reporter/Graphic stories

Olivia is interested in environmental policy and its intersection with advocacy. In her free time, she sings with a cappella group. Olivia is also a graphic artist and puts together our Science Mondays.

Korina Lopez – Graphics/Social Media

Kory is from Pomona, California. She’s dedicated in helping underserved communities. “My goal is to be able to give those communities affected by climate change a voice.”