As California farms and cities drill deeper for groundwater in a time of drought and climate change, they are tapping reserves from the prehistoric er
Author Archives: Tom Knudson
Senior Reporter
Tom Knudson is a reporter for Reveal, covering the environment. He is the recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes and a 2004 award for global environmental reporting from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Reuters. Over the years, he has reported on a wide range of subjects, including the abuse of migrant forest workers in the American West, overfishing in Mexico's Sea of Cortez and the environmental degradation of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range. Knudson is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
There’s a reason you’ve never heard of this wildlife-killing agency
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General has yet to release a promised audit of Wildlife Services, a secretive agency that specializes in killing wild animals that threaten agriculture.