Senior reporter covering the intersection of climate change and human health.
Climate connections: rising temperatures are influencing the spread of infectious diseases — A data-heavy series of stories about how climate change affects the geographic range of insects and the diseases they carry. Co-developed and co-published by Grist and the Associated Press.
How far-right groups exploit climate chaos to spread their agendas — An in-depth piece about why the Oath Keepers are using disaster zones as branding opportunities, and what that says about FEMA’s capacity to deal with climate change. Co-published by Grist and HuffPost.
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies — A story about the race to stop the West’s most dangerous endemic disease, reported from Arizona. Co-published by Grist and AZ Luminaria.
Expecting worse: giving birth on a planet in crisis — A series of deeply reported features about the intersection of climate change and maternal health. Co-published by Grist, Vox, and 19th News.
On the Blackfeet reservation, a tribal researcher is using trained dogs to sniff out environmental pollution — A heartwarming story about the promise of working dogs on reservations, reported from Montana. Published by Grist and republished by Indian Country Today.
Features
On Air
Zoya speaks with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes about the effects Project 2025 would have on America’s environmental and climate policies.
Zoya speaks with NPR’s 1A about how what effect Joe Biden’s climate investments have had on mitigating emissions.
Zoya is a guest on the Majority Report with Sam Seder to discuss the wildfires in Maui and how climate change fuels the spread of diseases like Lyme and dengue fever.
Zoya speaks with Here & Now's Robin Young about how NIH cuts will impact researching the connection between climate change and the rise in dengue cases.