Mary Catherine O'Connor
Climate ReporterMary Catherine O’Connor is a radio and print reporter whose beats include climate change, energy, material circularity, waste, technology, and recreation. She was a 2022-23 Audio Academy Fellow at KALW . She has reported for leading publications including Outside, The Guardian, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera America, and many trade magazines. In 2014 she co-founded a reader-supported experiment in journalism, called Climate Confidential.
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In San Francisco’s Mission District, an environmental justice group has reached a major milestone in its climate and housing goals, but questions surround future funding. -
Students in the San Francisco’s Unified School District have been calling for less plastic packaging in their lunches. They're now seeing some changes. -
A group of swimmers in San Francisco have raised enough money to reopen their favorite beach during the government shutdown. -
CrosscurrentsGetting buildings off gas is about environmental justice and climate change. Starting in 2027, it’s also a requirement. -
A live event on California Clean Air Day, October 1, discussing how to affordably transition to cleaner energy in your home and neighborhood. -
Sea level rise is complicating cleanup efforts at a Superfund site in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunter’s Point neighborhood. -
CrosscurrentsIt’s been half a decade since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire devastated Big Basin State Park. The fire forced park officials to rethink the role of fire in managing the ancient redwood forest. -
CrosscurrentsResidents of a riverside community in Napa County are being forced to confront sea level rise — and conflicts about how to build for the future. -
CrosscurrentsSince the Trump administration put a hold on funding for climate programs back in January, federal support for a wide range of climate related projects has been thrown into question. -
CrosscurrentsSchool buses pollute the air and can make students feel dysregulated. Switching to electric can help, but it’s a test of political will.
