Emily Benson

Senior editor @highcountrynews, focused on the northwest, northern Rockies & Alaska, science stories and climate coverage. 🏳️‍🌈 she/her

[Emily Benson @erbenson1]

These photos celebrate the grit and community of the gay rodeo circuit — and ask viewers to confront stereotypes about what it means to be a cowboy. https://t.co/a5qOhmnT8H

[Margaret Carmel @mlcarmel]

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We have an opening @BoiseDev. It’s a great place to work with opportunities to grow and do some interesting accountability journalism on growth, local politics and more.

I’m not hiring, but am happy to answer any questions!

https://t.co/Oxovhyd6bf

[Jennifer Sahn 🌻 @throwin_shadows]

For the new year, @highcountrynews is coming in hot with a special issue on How to Build a Better Climate Future, edited by @erbenson1, featuring work by @JBrookeLarsen @Land_Desk @thatsMohrlikeit @TiffanyMidge @annavtoriasmith @beccawrites and others. https://t.co/Tzds7vIbAB

[Emily Benson @erbenson1]

@ce_tracey @wwnorton Oh congratulations Caroline!! I can't wait to read it 😊

[Gretchen King @gbtking]

We're hiring 2 full-time, year-long fellows to join the @highcountrynews editorial team. Report, write, fact check – broaden our coverage of the West.
Proud that this position finally includes health care. Get the details & apply https://t.co/YhDhGspJwP

[Emily Benson @erbenson1]

Happening now if you want to tune in!

[High Country News @highcountrynews]

⏰ Today at 12:30pm MT, HCN reporter @thatsMohrlikeit will be hosting a livestream discussion with Dr. Robin Verble about her investigation on the dangerous consequences of wildland fire dispatcher burnout. Don't forget to tune in! https://t.co/vhbunSLYUJ

[Emily Benson @erbenson1]

@Leahtommi Hey Leah, I'm an editor for @highcountrynews and this sounds pretty interesting -- I'd love to talk with you about it! please send me a DM or email me at [email protected] if you'd like to chat 🙂

[Kylie Mohr @thatsMohrlikeit]

Digging into the wild world of wildfire insurance. 🔥 What stories do you want to see from @highcountrynews? What questions do you have?

[High Country News @highcountrynews]

This Thursday, Join HCN Senior Editor @erbenson1 for a conversation with HCN correspondent @ben_a_goldfarb about his latest book, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, which examines how roadways have reshaped our world. 🗓

https://t.co/oOy6plfyZC

[Uproot Project @uproot_project]

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@SpokesmanReview is hiring a Racial and Social Equity Reporter to write about local racial equity, race relations, historic/systemic racism issues, and their impacts on life in the Inland Northwest. #JournalismJobs https://t.co/UJyInNWtWR

[Susan Shain @susan_shain]

Update: I've moved to Helena, MT to work @highcountrynews! (Will be embedded here for the 2nd year of my @nytimes Headway fellowship.) Thrilled to join HCN and report on MT + the West. Esp interested in housing/food/progress stories. Let's talk — and if you're in MT, let's meet!

[Emily Benson @erbenson1]

@thatsMohrlikeit maybe some of the sources in this lovely piece @1juliarosen wrote for HCN a couple years ago? https://t.co/d3O5ijyxVh

[Emily Benson @erbenson1]

@shelevergreen @PaigeBlank @highcountrynews Hi @shelevergreen, thanks for your interest! Feel free to email us your pitch. Even if the special issue is full by the time we receive it, it may be a good fit for a different issue. Thanks!

[Kylie Mohr @thatsMohrlikeit]

.@highcountrynews staff sending love, and tidbits of advice, to everyone breathing smoke back East. https://t.co/vpdrHe4Tcl

[Emily Benson @erbenson1]

Ephemeral streams — like desert washes that only flow after rainfall — are crucial for both ecosystems and humans. Last week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling leaving them unprotected by the Clean Water Act. By me for @highcountrynews: https://t.co/bNdRBCmtRH

[Ariel Wittenberg @ArielWittenberg]

SCOTUS basically saw TRUMP #WOTUS and decided to *exclude more wetlands* from protections. I'll explain 1/

[Don Day 🔅 @DonLDay]

We are looking for a reporter to join our team. This is a new position - and would be the 7th member of our growing news outlet:

https://t.co/mT4pivg5z0

[Paige Vega @PaigeBlank]

📣CALL FOR #PITCHES!📣
@HighCountryNews is looking for story pitches for our special issue on climate. The issue will highlight stories of agency + collective action in the fight to decarbonize the West and the efforts to adapt to a changing climate in equitable ways. THREAD 👇

[High Country News @highcountrynews]

Paws hitting snow, the slice of sled runners below: See what it’s like to be a musher on
the Kuskokwim River. https://t.co/z68NYJvMSe