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I like talking to reporters, especially when they ask me a question I never thought about before. Mostly, I’m jazzed that someone else was excited to talk heat. I also love to write for a variety of audiences. Whether it’s an OpEd about a pressing issue, or a Substack post about a hot take on heat, crafting an interesting narrative in print is such a huge part of storytelling.

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NATIONAL SHADE MAP · TREE EQUITY SCORE

See where shade is cast across hundreds of U.S. communities.

With American Forests

TIME · 2025

What’s at Stake This Summer as Trump Targets Heat and Climate Experts

GRIST · 2026

Is It Getting Too Hot for Summer School?

THE NEW YORK TIMES · 2025

It’s Hot. You’re Outside. Where’s the Shade?

SLATE · 2025

Shade Is the New Air-Conditioning

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC · 2026

How Cities Are Fighting Back Against the ‘Heat Island Effect’

LOS ANGELES TIMES · OPINION · 2023

California’s schools are not ready for extreme heat

THE ATLANTIC · 2024

Shade Will Make or Break American Cities

SHADE IN THE UK · INTERVIEW · 2026

Five ‘hot takes’ about heat and shade from my time in the ‘hot seat’