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Kristoffer Tigue

Reporter, Midwest

Kristoffer Tigue is a staff writer for Inside Climate News, covering climate issues in the Midwest. He previously wrote the twice-weekly newsletter, Today’s Climate, and helped lead ICN’s national coverage on environmental justice. His work has been published in Reuters, Scientific American, Mother Jones, HuffPost and many more. Tigue holds a Master’s degree in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism.

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Volunteers hand out bottled water on Aug. 31, 2022, as Jackson, Miss. residents are left without safe drinking water after a treatment plant failed. Credit: Brad Vest/Getty Images

After Trump Administration Closes DOJ’s Office of Environmental Justice, Advocates Worry About Future Enforcement

By Kristoffer Tigue

A view of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis before the start of a NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings. Credit: John Autey /MediaNews Group/St. Paul Pioneer Press via Getty Images

American Football Season Is Getting Hotter, Especially in the Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

The landing page for the “Environmental Justice” section of whitehouse.gov on Friday, Jan. 24.

As Trump Targets Biden’s Environmental Justice Initiatives, Activists Gear Up for Legal Fights

By Kristoffer Tigue, Keerti Gopal, Marianne Lavelle

Commercial fishermen prepare to check their nets on Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on Feb. 23, 2021. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

How Climate Change Is Complicating a Beloved Midwest Pastime: Ice Fishing

By Kristoffer Tigue

Crews work before dawn to clear snow from the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as a winter storm hits Washington, D.C. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Another Polar Vortex Is Blasting the U.S. With Harsh Winter Weather. So How Is Climate Change Involved?

By Kristoffer Tigue

A Tesla charges in a salt and ice covered parking lot in Chicago on Jan. 17, 2024. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Improvements to Electric Vehicles Ease Concerns About Range Loss in Cold Climates

By Kristoffer Tigue

A marker for the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline is seen in Park Rapids, Minn. The pipeline runs from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin. Credit: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images

An Enbridge Oil Spill in Wisconsin Is Eroding Trust as the Fight Over Line 5 Continues

By Kristoffer Tigue

President Joe Biden announces a seven billion dollar "Solar For All" program with the Environmental Protection Agency on April 22 at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Va. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Aspiring Applicants Worry EPA Environmental Justice Grant Funding Will Be Rescinded Before It’s Awarded

By Kristoffer Tigue, Dennis Pillion, Dylan Baddour, Marianne Lavelle

Donald Trump speaks at Drake Enterprises, an auto parts manufacturer, during a campaign rally on Sept. 27, 2023 in Clinton Township, Mich. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Trump’s ‘EV Mandate’ Message May Have Helped Him Win Michigan

By Kristoffer Tigue

An aerial view of the Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit and Windsor, Canada. Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

New Federal Funds Aim to Cut Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution From US Ports

By Kristoffer Tigue

California voters cast their ballots at the Joslyn Park voting center on Tuesday in Santa Monica. Credit: Apu Gomes/Getty Images

Climate Initiatives Fare Well Across the Country Despite National Political Climate

By Lee Hedgepeth, Kristoffer Tigue, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Martha Pskowski, Wyatt Myskow

An employee works on new Ford F-150 trucks as they go through the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11 in Dearborn, Mich. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Disadvantaged Communities Are Seeing a Boom in Clean Energy Manufacturing, but the Midwest Lags

By Kristoffer Tigue

Chris Galvin, President of Andersen Corp., talks with employee Wendy Ingalls at the company's Bayport, Minn. factory on Dec. 6, 2022. Andersen Corp. is a manufacturer of windows and doors. Credit: John Autey/St. Paul Pioneer Press via Getty Images

Is Your Company Losing Money Due to Climate Change? Consider Moving to the Midwest, Survey Says

By Kristoffer Tigue

A heat pump is installed at a home in Standish, Maine. Credit: Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

New Federal Housing Grants Are a Win for Climate Change and Environmental Justice

By Kristoffer Tigue

Rapidan Dam is left damaged after days of historic flooding in Waterville, Minnesota on June 25. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

By Kristoffer Tigue

An aerial view of barges, stranded by low water at the Port of Rosedale along the Mississippi River on Oct. 20, 2022 in Rosedale, Mississippi. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River

By Kristoffer Tigue

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic incumbent, is challenged by Eric Hovde in the Wisconsin Senate race. Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images and Angela Weiss/AFP

In Wisconsin Senate Race, Voters Will Pick Between Two Candidates With Widely Differing Climate Views

By Kristoffer Tigue

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appear on stage together during a campaign event on Tuesday in Philadelphia. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Climate Advocates Rally Behind Walz as Harris’ VP Pick

By Kristoffer Tigue

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