Greta Moran

Hi! I'm a Senior Reporter at Civil Eats, freelance writer, and academic editor living in Durham, North Carolina. My reporting focuses on the climate crisis, public health, and U.S. food system. You can also find me in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Grist, Pacific Standard, Teen Vogue, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Intercept, Guernica, Quartz, Bitch, Autostraddle, Massive Science, Popular Science, The New Yorker online, and elsewhere. My work has been supported by the 11th Hour Food and Farming Fellowship, the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and the Arthur J Harris Memorial Prize. I'm a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and Reed College.

I encourage people to write to me with tips and story ideas at greta.moran@protonmail.com (encrypted) or greta@civileats.com. I also appreciate people dropping notes to tell me what they're working on, or just saying hello.

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the Guardian • 11th February 2022

‘A slap in the face’: pipeline violates civil rights, say New Yorkers

At first glance, the construction along the Brooklyn streets appeared routine. “You wouldn’t think anything of it,” said Fabian Rogers, a community organizer in Brownsville, a majority Black neighborhood where construction began in 2017.

Cero Magazine • 27th June 2022

Fighting the Spread of Abortion Misinformation

Abortion restrictions like SB-8 aren't just designed to curtail access to one of the oldest medical procedures. They also function to sow misinformation, confusion, and fear—effectively narrowing access even beyond what is directly prohibited.

Civil Eats • 3rd January 2022

Beginning Farmers, Farmers of Color Outbid as Farmland Prices Soar

The pandemic-fueled land rush has brought wealthier buyers to rural areas, making land even harder to access—a crisis that has become especially acute in the Northeast.

The New York Times • 11th August 2020

When Disasters Overlap

Cities around the world are facing more frequent and more deadly heat waves, and New York is no exception. But community organizers say the city’s response could use some help in one key area: communication.

The American Prospect • 21st April 2021

The Longest 80 Miles: How Nursing Home Evictions Tear Families Apart

In upstate New York, a nursing home eviction due to a debt has indefinitely separated two women’s enduring love by 80 miles.

Civil Eats • 3rd March 2021

As Food Scrap Collection Peaks, NYC Community Compost Sites Face Evictions

Big questions remain about the future of food waste disposal in a city of 8 million that committed to sending zero waste to the landfill by 2030.

The Intercept • 26th October 2020

The Dark Money-Funded Women’s Group Rallying Behind Amy Coney Barrett

The Independent Women’s Forum and its sister group have received millions from dark-money groups advancing conservative control of the courts.

Guernica Magazine • 15th June 2020

Poison Route

National Grid’s North Brooklyn pipeline will funnel fracked gas through largely low-income neighborhoods of color. Can it be stopped?

Teen Vogue • 2nd November 2019

What If the Public Took Control of the Energy Grid?

Earlier this month, Pacific Gas & Electric, the investor-owned utility company that supplies power to much of California, cut off electricity to over 700,000 customers. The company argued that such a drastic measure — the largest planned power outage in the state’s history — was necessary to prevent wildfires.

Civil Eats • 7th February 2022

NYC Community Gardeners Might Have New Protection in the Fight Against Development

“I’ve often said, ‘You bulldoze a community garden, you bulldoze a community,’” said Raymond Figueroa, Jr., a Bronx-based community organizer.

Civil Eats • 14th June 2021

As the Climate Emergency Grows, Farmworkers Lack Protection from Deadly Heat

A majority migrant and undocumented workforce, farmworkers are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, not only because of their direct exposure, but also because of a lack of other social and labor protections.

Civil Eats • 26th October 2021

The Resurgence of Waffle Gardens Is Helping Indigenous Farmers Grow Food with Less Water

In the face of climate change and persistent droughts, a growing number of people from Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico and elsewhere are adopting the traditional farming practice.

Civil Eats • 15th September 2021

Could Climate Change Put an End to Arizona's Alfalfa Heyday?

As the Colorado River drops to new lows, the future of the water-intensive cattle feed crop in the state—and the dairy industry it makes possible—are in question.

The Intercept • 5th February 2021

Indigenous Groups Push Insurers to Abandon Fossil Fuel Projects

Indigenous land defenders are increasingly pressuring the financiers of fossil fuel infrastructure to respect their sovereign land right.

Popular Science • 12th October 2020

Toxic waste sites aren’t prepared for hurricane season

The EPA has ignored reports that Superfund sites are not resilient to climate change, and communities are at risk.

Popular Science • 19th July 2020

A potential wave of mass evictions could make this year’s turbulent hurricane season even worse

The confluence of a pandemic, mass evictions, and a particularly nasty hurricane season could make the rest of 2020 even more of a nightmare.

Grist • 7th May 2021

What big cities can learn about climate adaptation from rural Louisiana

How can the people of coastal Louisiana adapt to inevitable loss? How can they make an informed choice between moving on or staying put on sinking land that has nurtured generations of people, cultures, and livelihoods?

Civil Eats • 28th January 2021

Questions Remain about Big Food's Influence on the New Dietary Guidelines

Advocates and experts point to a long-standing pattern of corporate influence on the nation’s ‘go-to source of nutrition advice.’

Popular Science • 26th October 2020

We didn’t track hurricanes hundreds of years ago—but trees did

Researchers are trying to extend the tropical storm record by looking inside ancient coastal trees.

Pacific Standard • 31st July 2018

Meet the Retired Furniture Maker Fighting for Climate Justice—and Coal Miners' Well-Being—in West Virginia

Jim Probst has dedicated the last five years to building a climate movement that's equally concerned with local coal miners' well-being as it is with the consequences of coal mining itself.

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