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The Margin

Data storytelling for The Margin, an independent outlet covering the people and places most affected by environmental injustice. I'm credited for data storytelling on its first two features, which pair the reporting with satellite-based map scrollytelling.

We Glow in the Dark

Leanna First-Arai's story on the Memphis Defense Depot, a Superfund site where the Army stored and disposed of munitions and chemical weapons for some 50 years, and the community around it demanding reparations. Made with The Margin and Earth Genome.

Memphis — a historical city map registered over present-day satellite imagery
Memphis — a historical city map registered over present-day satellite imagery

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Opening the Gateway

Rico Moore's feature on Seattle City Light's three dams on the Skagit River, and the Upper Skagit Tribe's fight over salmon and treaty rights during the dams' federal relicensing.

Skagit River — a satellite-based feature on hydroelectric dams
Skagit River — a satellite-based feature on hydroelectric dams

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