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Nicholas Portuondo

Nicholas Portuondo

Nico Portuondo is a graduate student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where he specializes in politics, policy and foreign affairs. He recently completed a media internship at the Union of Concerned Scientists and now covers environmental policy at Medill’s Washington bureau. Nico graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, where he majored in environmental science and policy.

A boat works to collect oil that has leaked from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico on April 28, 2010 near New Orleans, Louisiana. Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

As the Gulf of Mexico Heals from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Stringent Safety Proposals Remain Elusive

By Nicholas Portuondo

President Joe Biden speaks during climate change virtual summit from the East Room of the White House campus April 22, 2021. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Biden’s Bet on Electric Vehicles Is Drawing Opposition from Republicans Who Fear Liberal Overreach

By Nicholas Portuondo

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