Jason Plautz

Experience

Freelance Writer and Editor

   June 2007-Present

• Outlets include Washington Post Magazine, Vox, High Country News, CityLab, Science, Reveal, Undark, Ars Technica, Smart Cities Dive, Bitterroot, 5280, Washingtonian and others. 

• Freelance editor for Congressional Digest and other outlets.

 

Instructor

   August 2021 - Present

• Adjunct journalism instructor at the University of Colorado, Boulder

• Teaching Reporting 2, a newswriting and reporting lab

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Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism, University of Colorado

   August 2017-Present

• I was one of five mid-career journalists selected for this environmental journalism fellowship to focus on a research project and take classes at the University of Colorado.

• Studied and reported on air quality issues in Western states and how federal regulatory changes mattered to states. 

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National Journal        

   March 2014-July 2017

• Energy and environment correspondent

• Helped create and curate What We're Following feature

• Covered Congress, presidential races, lobbying and agency rules

• Wrote multi-part investigation of misconduct at the Chemical Safety Board

 

Energy and Environment Publishing    

   Feb. 2010-Feb. 2014

• Reporter covering transportation, air and chemicals.

• Coverage areas included White House, Congress and political campaigns.

• Coordinated and contributed to 6-part series on environmental movement

 

Inside Climate News    

   Sept. 2012-Dec. 2013

• Washington D.C. correspondent

 

Sports Illustrated      

   March 2008-June 2008

• Contributed to Sports Illustrated books, magazines and special projects​

 

Awards and Fellowships​

• 2019 Thomas L. Stokes Award for Energy and Environmental Reporting

• 2017-2018 Scripps Fellow, University of Colorado

• Reported from Brazil on International Reporting Project grant -- October 2014

• Produced short documentary in Buenos Aires with Eric Lund reporting grant

• 2007, 2009 SPJ National Mark of Excellence for online commentary

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Media Appearances

Co-hosting KGNU's How On Earth to discuss air quality; June 11, 2019

Discussing my fracking investigation with KUNC; Oct. 19, 2018

Talking chemical reform on KSFR's Here and There; July 6, 2016

CSPAN's Washington Journal; August 4, 2015

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Education​

• Northwestern University, BA in Journalism and Political Science, Class of 2009