Clare Fieseler, Ph.D.

Reporter covering oceans, energy and climate. / formerly @climatedesk @POLITICO @postandcourier @washingtonpost / @NatGeo Explorer /

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

A dream come true.❤️

I’ve been selected as a top winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications — the largest prize for science journalism.

Thank you @SciCommAwards and @theNASEM.

https://t.co/ImAitlF3PB

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

@SenatorHeinrich 🔗Here is the link to the article he's referring to: https://t.co/YRJRZRHHth

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

I’m not on X much. You can find me posting on LinkedIn, Instagram and Blusky. Same handle. See ya. 😎

[Wolfgang Blau @wblau]

Good climate journalism has just become twice as important.

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

@jzipple @politico @SchmidtFutures @pulitzercenter Thanks Jeremy. Sending hugs. Come back to DC will ya?

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

Peace out, @politico! ✌🏻

This has been the most *exciting time*
I’ve had as a journalist with some of the best colleagues. But thanks to @SchmidtFutures and @pulitzercenter I’m leaving to embark on some big ocean reporting projects that just can’t wait.

More soon. 🌊

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

And thanks to my Politico / E&E News fam that came to out to celebrate — on the eve of Election Day no less. ❤️

@cjanchondo @CorbinHiar (Not pictured: the legendary @briandabbs)

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

My 5-year-old at 7am today, talking with her eyes still closed while lying in bed: “Is it Election Day, yet?” 🗳️

Same, girl. Same.

[The View @TheView]

Legendary 'Washington Post' journalist @realBobWoodward explains why he "really disagrees" with the newspaper's editorial board not endorsing a presidential candidate, pointing to the media outlet having both a news side and editorial side.

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

My in-laws live in Asheville, NC. They *still* don’t have drinkable water coming out of their tap. After Helene,they didn’t have power for 10 days. Can you guess how they got their news? They sent me this photo.

@asheville

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

ICYMI: The consequential life of a whale known as #5120.

https://t.co/7wxKuClBuz

cc: @CatrinEinhorn

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

Thanks to my former colleagues at @postandcourier for all their support -- and for this little note they ran in paper about my award. ❤️

Former Post and Courier reporter wins national science award for lithium, sea rise stories https://t.co/BtkYryjE7T via @postandcourier

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

Time to play my favorite game.

It’s called “Is this actual journalism or is this Madlibs?”

I’ll start:

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

I wrote this story. 🙈

The best part were all the off the record replies that didn’t make it in the story but were basically “our experts have no clue what he’s talking about. It’s not clear how a rabbit could even possibly get caught in a solar project.”

[E&E News @EENewsUpdates]

Fact-checking Trump’s claims about rabbits ‘caught in’ solar projects https://t.co/ZrImpT38Er

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

@latifnasser @SciCommAwards @theNASEM Thank you @latifnasser !

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

A dream come true.❤️

I’ve been selected as a top winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications — the largest prize for science journalism.

Thank you @SciCommAwards and @theNASEM.

https://t.co/ImAitlF3PB

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

I am deeply honored to be recognized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine — one of my favorite institutions in the world.

I’ve reach peak nerd and I couldn’t be happier. 🤓

[National Academies @theNASEM]

Congratulations to the 24 recipients of this year's @SciCommAwards, given by the National Academies in partnership with @schmidtsciences!

Learn about the winners and explore their outstanding #SciComm work: https://t.co/zaG2T8RHuY

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

@jj_marlow Thank you @jj_marlow !

[Jeffrey Marlow @jj_marlow]

Congrats to @ClareFieseler! And everyone else doing amazing work 🙌

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

"Nothing remains of the hilltop home that once stood at the end of this gravel road in western North Carolina. The house burned to the ground months ago."

https://t.co/0JDMH9dMaF

[Clare Fieseler, Ph.D. @ClareFieseler]

"The researchers started in an alligator pond and ended up at a fertility clinic."

https://t.co/VK5fZgFvor