My Work

Environment
Industry poisoned a vibrant Black neighborhood in Houston. Is a buyout the solution? —— Grist

Environmental Justice? Not if Project 2025 Has a Say. —— Mother Jones

On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay —— Grist

Across the Midwest, communities grapple with the idea of a future without coal —— Grist

The EPA Is Enacting a Historic Pesticide Ban —— Mother Jones

How Youth Are Stepping up Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline —— Atmos Magazine

As floods batter Pakistan, local organisers are racing against time —— gal-dem

The dark secrets behind big oil’s climate pledges —— Floodlight/The Guardian

Climate reparations are becoming a reality. Here’s what they could look like. —— Grist

Labor

How Florida farmworkers are protecting themselves from extreme heat —— Grist

Why extreme heat is so deadly for workers —— Grist

Temp workers have rights —— City Bureau/Chicago Reader

Worker Advocates Offer Ideas to Reform the Temp Industry —— City Bureau

How Climate Change Could Make Pesticides Even Deadlier —— Mother Jones

Race & Justice

Brandon Johnson Drops ShotSpotter —— In These Times

Why it’s more expensive for Black towns to borrow money —— Grist

An Alabama clean water fund discriminated against Black communities, complaint alleges —— Grist

How air pollution and the housing crisis are connected —— Grist

Cabrini-Green: A History of Broken Promises** —— Better Government Association

Misinformation on Social Media in India Is Causing Tension Among Families –— Teen Vogue

Culture

For a debut novel, Fatimah Asghar plumbs a complex place — everyday life —— WBEZ

This Scientist Doesn’t Think Hope Will Beat Climate Change —— Mother Jones

Who Is Hanuman? Learn About the Hindu Deity Centered in “Monkey Man” —— Teen Vogue

A queer influencer couple broke up with matching Instagram posts. Their fans have thoughts. —— Mashable

Trikone Has Made Chicago More Welcoming For Queer South Asians For A Decade: ‘Come As You Are’ —— Block Club Chicago

A Living Female Rock Critic spoke to me —— Chicago Reader

“Welfare Queen,” A Misnomer —— South Side Weekly

Essays

Never Have I Ever Portrays the Grief of Losing a Parent in a Way I Never Thought I'd See —— Teen Vogue

Trying to be a player in Got Game? —— Chicago Reader

Freida Pinto and Dev Patel's "Amicable" Split Was My Parents' Divorce All Over Again —— InStyle

Opinion: Sushant Singh Rajput’s Suicide is Yet Another Wake-Up Call —— The Juggernaut

**Asterisks indicate articles where I contributed reporting