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Georgina Gustin

Reporter, Washington, D.C.

Georgina Gustin covers agriculture for Inside Climate News, and has reported on the intersections of farming, food systems and the environment for much of her journalism career. Her work has won numerous awards, including the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, and she was twice named the Glenn Cunningham Agricultural Journalist of the Year, once with ICN colleagues. She has worked as a reporter for The Day in New London, Conn., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and CQ Roll Call, and her stories have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post and National Geographic’s The Plate, among others. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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A Brazilian farmer sprays his field with fertilizer in Balsa Nova, Brazil. Credit: Brunno Covello/picture alliance via Getty Images

To Protect the Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently, UN Says

By Georgina Gustin

Tiernan Sittenfeld, the League of Conservation Voters Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, advocates to protect waters at a rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 3, 2022. Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Protect our Waters

Climate Advocacy Groups Say They’re Ready for Trump 2.0

By Georgina Gustin

A view of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 4 in Washington D.C. Credit: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Despite Likely Setback for Climate Action With This Year’s Election, New Climate Champions Set to Enter Congress

By Wyatt Myskow, Dennis Pillion, Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna

A Plumas Hotshots fire crew work to fight the Park Fire near Tehama County's Mill Creek area in California on Aug. 7. The fire burned some 429,603 acres according to Cal Fire. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Climate Change Has Dangerously Supercharged Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and Heat Waves. Why Didn’t It Come Up More in the Presidential Campaign?

By Kiley Bense, Georgina Gustin, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Phil McKenna

Cows graze on pastureland in Caernarvon Township, Pa. Credit: Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Returning Grazing Land to Native Forests Would Yield Big Climate Benefits

By Georgina Gustin

Hudson Johnson passes hay to Kristen Kiker, as she prepares to tow it across floodwaters with a paddleboard to feed horses and goats on a nearby farm in Black Mountain, N.C., on Thursday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Hurricane Helene Prompts Questions About Raising Animals in Increasingly Vulnerable Places

By Georgina Gustin

A tractor and air seeder plants garbanzo beans in the Palouse region near Pullman, Washington. A new report released during a Climate Week panel points out that it takes 100 times more land to produce the same amount of protein from beef compared to protein-rich plants like legumes. Credit: Rick Dalton/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

At Climate Week NYC, Advocates for Plant-Based Diets Make Their Case for the Climate

By Georgina Gustin

A combine harvests corn into a grain wagon on a farm in Iowa. Credit: Curt Maas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

North America’s Biggest Food Companies Are Struggling to Lower Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Georgina Gustin

The Environmental Working Group lawsuit accuses Tyson of deceiving consumers by failing to provide a realistic plan to reduce its emissions or even measure them. Credit: Richard Hamilton Smith /Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Tyson Foods Sued Over Emissions Reduction Promises

By Georgina Gustin

Cattle graze in an area near recent deforestation in the state of Acre, Brazil on July 14, 2022. Credit: Rafael Vilela/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Ranchers Are Using Toxic Herbicides to Clear Forests in Brazil

By Georgina Gustin

A farmer walks through his field of dried-up crops in the Butha-Buthe District of Lesotho on Aug. 7. Credit: Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images

As Global Hunger Levels Remain Stubbornly High, Advocates Call for More Money to Change the Way the World Produces Food

By Georgina Gustin

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attends the Farmfest agricultural forum on Aug. 2, 2023 in Morgan, Minnesota. Credit: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images

VP Candidate Tim Walz Has Deep Connections to Agriculture and Conservation

By Georgina Gustin

Ranking member David Scott (left) and Chairman Glenn Thompson conduct a House Committee on Agriculture hearing on March 28, 2023. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The Most Expensive Farm Bill Ever Is Stalled, Holding Back Important Funds Aimed at Combating the Climate Crisis

By Georgina Gustin

Dairy cows are lined up on a farm contracted by the Dairy Farmers of America in Greeley, Colorado. Credit: Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Financing of Meat and Dairy Giants Grows Thanks to Big American Banks and Investors

By Georgina Gustin

A view of the POET ethanol plant in Lake Crystal, Minn. Credit: Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Biofuel Refineries Are Releasing Toxic Air Pollutants in Farm Communities Across the US

By Georgina Gustin

The Environmental Working Group published a new analysis on Wednesday outlining its efforts to push the USDA for more transparency, including asking for specific rationale in allowing brands to label beef as “climate friendly.” Credit: Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Department of Agriculture Rubber-Stamped Tyson’s “Climate Friendly” Beef, but No One Has Seen the Data Behind the Company’s Claim

By Georgina Gustin

A boy collects water from a shallow well on Feb. 24, 2024 in Lusaka, Zambia. Credit: Luke Dray/Getty Images

Zambians Feel the Personal Consequences of Climate Change—and Dream of a Sustainable Future

By Georgina Gustin

Beef cattle are gathered in pens at the JBS Beef Plant in Greeley, Colo. The New York State Attorney General recently filed a lawsuit against JBS, the world’s largest beef company. Credit: Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images

As Legal Challenges Against the Fossil Fuel Industry Notch Some Successes, Are Livestock Companies the Next Target?

By Georgina Gustin

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