Amy Green
About Amy Green
Amy Green covers the environment and climate change from Orlando, Florida. She is a mid-career journalist and author whose extensive reporting on the Everglades is featured in the book MOVING WATER, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, and podcast DRAINED, available wherever you get your podcasts. Amy’s work has been recognized with many awards, including a prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award and Public Media Journalists Association award.
A beam of hope for North America’s most endangered sparrow
The Florida grasshopper sparrow was near extinction only a few years ago. The recent release of the 1,000th captive-raised sparrow into the wild has rekindled optimism.
Miami is used to the heat. Just not like this
Miami-Dade County’s chief heat officer — the first in the world — strives to raise awareness about the dangers of heat, which is the leading weather-related killer in the U.S.