Amy Westervelt

Amy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative print and audio journalist. She is the editor and founder of Drilled, an ongoing investigative reporting project digging into the various forces obstructing action on climate. Her book "Brought to You by: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy" is forthcoming from Bloomsbury.

Trump’s Venezuela Takeover Is an Oil Trifecta Decades in the Making

Several oil companies have a direct stake in what plays out in the region

By Amy Westervelt January 7, 2026

In this story: oil, dirty energy, fossil fuels, dirty fuels, Trump

January 3, 2026, The White House, Washington, D.C. USA. Demonstrators gather to protest actions taken by former President Donald Trump related to Venezuela, holding signs and flags during a public rally. Protesters voiced opposition to U.S. policies and statements concerning the Venezuelan government and its leadership. (Photo by Robyn Stevens Brody/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Letter From Lake Tahoe

Housing sprawl in the woods and corporate-fueled climate change make for a combustible mix

By Amy Westervelt September 3, 2021

In this story: climate change

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Podcasts That Make the Climate Crisis Personal

A new generation of audio storytellers meet global warming

By Amy Westervelt September 27, 2021

In this story: climate change

Split image shows trees reflected in a lake and a series of sound waves that look similar to the treeline.

New York Presses Climate Litigation Against Fossil Fuel Producers

Judge hears motion to dismiss as climate liability cases wind through courts

By Amy Westervelt June 13, 2018

In this story: climate change, dirty energy

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Green Buildings Turn Kids Into Better Students

Schools that embrace eco-design and provide access to nature are teaching the next generation to care about the planet

By Amy Westervelt September 6, 2016

In this story: cool schools, education

Sierra House Elementary, in South Lake Tahoe, California, sports two growing domes.

Helping Taos Make Business From Tradition

Two social justice veterans meld Native American traditions with modern technology to create a better food system

By Amy Westervelt February 13, 2015

In this story: food and drink, women

Terrie Bad Hand and Pati Martinson, Taos County Economic Development Corporation

Can Art Schools Save the Planet?

Art professors and students lit fires under the civil rights and antiwar movements. Can they do the same for environmentalism?

By Amy Westervelt July 25, 2014

In this story: lifestyle, diy, art, climate change, cool schools

A detail of Pam Longobardi's 20-foot-long Economies of Scale (2013), made from plastic debris the artist found in oceans from Greece to Alaska.