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Martha Pskowski

Martha Pskowski

Reporter, El Paso, Texas

Martha Pskowski covers climate change and the environment in Texas from her base in El Paso. She was previously an environmental reporter at the El Paso Times. She began her career as a freelance journalist in Mexico, reporting for outlets including The Guardian and Yale E360. Martha has a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Hampshire College and a master’s degree in Journalism and Latin American Studies from New York University. She is a former Fulbright research fellow in Mexico. Martha can be reached on Signal at psskow.33.

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From left: Reem Alabali Radovan, Lars Klingbeil and Kristalina Georgiewa sign an agreement for development cooperation at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C. Credit: Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty Images

Task Force Urges World Bank and International Monetary Fund to Prioritize Climate, Restructure Lending Policies

By Martha Pskowski, Aman Azhar

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (left) and Energy Secretary Chris Wright deliver remarks outside the White House on March 19 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires

By Aidan Hughes, Martha Pskowski

‘Clean’ Oil and Chemical Soup

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The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office documented the scene of a workplace fatality at McBride Operating in Waskom, Texas, on the night of Feb. 6, 2024. Credit: Harrison County Sheriff’s Office

Embattled Texas Oilfield Waste Company Fined After Worker’s Death

By Martha Pskowski

A blackened pipe with a large gout of flame swirling out of the top.

Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Mark Olalde, ProPublica

In El Paso, the Rio Grande, with concertina wire and law enforcement along the U.S. side of the border. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Settlement Signed in Texas v. New Mexico Rio Grande Case

By Martha Pskowski

The border wall is seen in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Steve Hillebrand/USFWS

Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge

By Martha Pskowski

A vendor sells bottled water while shading himself with an umbrella at the exit of the Paso del Norte International Bridge during triple-digit temperatures in El Paso on Aug. 7.

El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse

Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul Ratje

Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd (left) has urged the state to improve warning systems. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Emergency Management Chief Raises Disaster Communication Concerns With State Lawmakers

By Martha Pskowski

An offshore oil drilling rig is seen in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Former BP Spokesperson Is Now EPA Region 6 Chief of Staff

By Martha Pskowski

El Paso, Texas (left) and Juárez, Mexico (right) are seen from Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, N.M. Credit: Justin Hamel

Border Wall Plans at New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey Raise Environmental Concerns

By Martha Pskowski

A fracking wastewater pond is seen in the Permian Basin near Odessa, Texas. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Supreme Court Rules on Produced Water Ownership

By Martha Pskowski

Employees of Bulldog Field Services work on plugging an orphan well for the Railroad Commission of Texas in Luling on March 27. Credit: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Texas Legislature Increases Well Plugging Budget as Backlog Grows

By Martha Pskowski

Construction workers build a cinder block foundation for a new house on July 2, 2020, in Santa Fe, N.M. Credit: Robert Alexander/Getty Images

New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat

By Martha Pskowski

People cross the street during a dust storm on March 7 in downtown El Paso, Texas. Credit: Justin Hamel

El Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl

By Martha Pskowski

When “Drill, Baby, Drill” Meets the Rio Grande

ICN Sunday Morning

An oil drilling operation on the banks of the Red Bluff Reservoir in Reeves County, Texas is seen on May 27, 2020. Credit: Justin Hamel

Texas Oil and Gas Companies Drill With River Water During Extreme Drought

By Martha Pskowski

Workers cap an orphaned well near Oil City, La. on March 8, 2023. Credit: Cooper Neill for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Scientists Map Where Orphan Wells Pose Threats to Aquifers

By Martha Pskowski

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