JasonÌýPlautz

  • Journalist in Residence
JasonÌýPlautzÌýis a Denver-based freelance journalist. His writing has appeared in High Country News, Science, the ¿ªÐÄ¹í´«Ã½ Post Magazine, Reveal, CityLab, Undark, HuffPost and other outlets. He previously covered energy and environment policy for National Journal and E&E Publishing in ¿ªÐÄ¹í´«Ã½, D.C., including coverage of Congress and two administrations. He also reported from Brazil in 2014 as part of the International Reporting Project fellowship.
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As a Scripps fellow in 2017-2018,ÌýPlautzÌýreported on air quality problems in Western states and how changes to federal policy could affect air pollution and states' response. He also reported a cover story for High Country News on the Windsor fracking explosion with former fellow Dan Glick, for which they receivedÌýtheÌýThomas L. Stokes award from the National Press Foundation. As a Journalist in Residence, he looks forward to rejoining the CEJ community and continuing his reporting on environment policy in the west.