Erin X Wong

Reporter | words in @highcountrynews @climate @restofworld @grist @_latitudemedia | 9 to 5 realist, dreamer by night

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

Google, Amazon and Microsoft each set goals to meet 100% of their energy use with clean power. But how will AI energy demand complicate these goals?

☀️New feature for @_LatitudeMedia☀️https://t.co/mekPHc8rbd

[Gretchen King @gbtking]

The @highcountrynews team always wows me, but the November issue is extra special. @thatsMohrlikeit & @julia_omalley feature stories; @erinxy infographic storytelling; a dazzling essay by @natmesanash; @ben_a_goldfarb's🐡reporting & more.
Don't miss it! https://t.co/5VGd5Ye5Pe

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

Polls in Arizona and Nevada are still inconclusive, but some have show Harris with a slight lead. With Walz, she's captured the attention of Gen Z and independent voters.
https://t.co/2tJZPkM76J

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

@Nancy62756620 Hi Nancy, I'm reporter with High Country News. Do you have a few minutes to talk about your experience at the rally? Feel free to DM to call. Thanks!

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

@musher_01 @AJFaultLines Ahh congrats Mehr!!

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

TL:DR, Harris has spent most of her career in the West, tackling legislation on wildfires, access to nature, public lands & climate equity.

Jury is out on what her national priorities will be, but she's consistently pro-climate/enviro.

Full story on @highcountrynews

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

Here's Kamala Harris' record in the West

⛽️As CA attorney general, won several multi-million $ settlements against corporate polluters

🏞️In the Senate, co-sponsored efforts to preserve public lands

🏜️As VP, supported the IRA & new national monuments

https://t.co/M6R687DDFA

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

+ Here's Harris’ record on Indigenous affairs

🏔️ prev. as AG, opposed applications that would have helped to grow a tribe’s land base

🗳️ 2020 presidential campaign sought Native voting rights & funding

🌄 2021 onward, supported tribal priorities in public lands management

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

SCOTUS throw Chevron deference out the window, reshaping the balance of power in favor of Congress & the courts

My two cents on administrative law for @highcountrynews https://t.co/TUgjpdSvrJ

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

Two critical Supreme Court decisions today, which will have ramifications across the West

⛺️ cities are free to punish the houseless for sleeping outdoors;

📝 federal agencies will have much less power to enforce regulations

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

“It sends a very strong message that cities can choose to be less compassionate.”

@natmesanash on the stakes in Grants Pass https://t.co/Pny6yZmgqa

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

@addisonkyang In the middle of my feed this q has so many levels

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

@DeepNotShallow Hi Deep, I'm a reporter with High Country News, and I'd love to hear a little more about why you're voting for a noncommited delegate. Are you interested in speaking on this? If so, please feel free to reach out: [email protected]

[Rocky Kistner @therockyfiles]

Waste pickers around the world unite for recognition in global recycling treaties: “We’ve mastered the art of collecting and diverting all of this plastic…. Come and integrate what is already working.” ⁦@erinxy⁩ ⁦@grist⁩ https://t.co/WGL5ZyBQVP

[grist @grist]

When recycling collection services are formalized, or outsourced to private companies, they often monopolize waste streams that more than 20 million waste pickers around the world rely on for income. https://t.co/kgPSFlsg0M

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

This week at the the UN plastics treaty, waste pickers continue to fight for recognition. They come armed with data: In South Africa, the informal sector collects up to 90% of all plastic recycled.

My first for @grist
https://t.co/HCUBDpNN1p

[Yi-Ling Liu @yilingliu95]

We're now hiring for a new China editor, to work alongside the star team of @violazhouyi & @CaiweiC, who have been a dream to work with. Feel free to DM me or reach out to me at [email protected] with any questions about the role!

https://t.co/uei942OFO8

[Osahon @osahon4545]

Sci-fi Osahon is back! I’m so thrilled I had the pleasure of working with @logic_magazine for “A Home that Lives” my emotional near-future story about the demolition of Nigerian ancestral homes. Full issue in December, but read my story here: https://t.co/Ll8H30cJj4

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

Honored and excited to join this Poynter writing workshop next month.
https://t.co/Had65DDLTj

[Erin X Wong @erinxy]

50% of the utility workforce will retire in the next decade. Meanwhile, the electric grid is complicating at the edges, with more EVs, storage and local generation.

AI is arriving right on time.

A second feature for @_LatitudeMedia
https://t.co/kiGG9pnl2b

[Latitude Media @_LatitudeMedia]

Transition-AI: New York brought together utilities, startups, investors, and AI experts across the energy and tech sector.

Speakers described AI as a tool, but many acknowledged that adopting new, complex tech will take time for utilities.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/vgzs0khy63