As profiled in the Columbia Gorge News, throughout 2024 Columbia Insight is celebrating its 10th anniversary as the only news source dedicated to environmental reporting on the Columbia River Basin. Milestones we’re commemorating include multiple awards for reporting excellence from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Society of Environmental Journalists; grant support from major regional foundations; a 2023 partnership with The Associated Press that brought our investigative reporting on the impacts of climate change on Pacific Northwest forests to a global audience; and a 21% readership increase in 2023 … a trend that’s continuing in 2024. Thanks to all of our readers, subscribers and donors.
Editorial Staff
Susan Hess
Executive Director/Publisher
susanh@columbiainsight.org
Susan started Columbia Insight to create a place to talk about the variety of ecosystems of the Columbia River Basin: mountains, high desert plateaus, rivers, canyons, oak savannas, and lush valleys. She graduated with a bachelors in city planning and master’s degree in business. She’s a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Chuck Thompson
Editor
chuck@columbiainsight.org
Columbia Insight editor Chuck Thompson is an award-winning author of six books. A former executive producer with CNN, he’s written for numerous national publications including Outside, New Republic, Salon, Atlantic, Popular Mechanics and others.
Nathan Gilles
Contributing Editor
Nathan is an award-winning journalist and science writer based in Vancouver, Washington. His writing has appeared in Sierra Magazine, Indian Country Today, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Contact him at nathangilles.com.
Kendra Chamberlain
Contributing Editor
Kendra is a freelance journalist based in Eugene, Oregon, covering environment, energy and climate change. Her work has appeared in DeSmog Blog, High Country News, InvestigateWest and Ensia.
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