Freddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in the United Kingdom who covers climate, the environment, and public health. He is a contributor to NBC News and has written for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
Ethiopia’s grand tree-planting plan to save its nearly eradicated forests
Efforts to restore lost forests often fail, but Ethiopians are betting big: planting billions of saplings to revive habitat, regenerate soil, and stabilize the land.
October 19, 2026
The Southwest Offers Blueprints for the Future of Wastewater Reuse
What’s clear is that the Colorado River can no longer be relied upon to meet the water needs of an increasing population. If we continue asking so much of it, we have to start easing those pressures. Water reuse is imperative if the driest parts of the world continue growing without destroying the environment that relies as much on water as we do.
October 31, 2024




