The money comes from the Jacques M. Littlefield Foundation and will be used to increase CPR’s environmental reporting and create a hub of information for solutions to climate-related issues. The grant will be distributed over five years and fund a team of reporters dedicated to the topic.
“Climate change is an important subject that has the potential for deep impacts on our state, from tourism and travel to natural resource management,” said Colorado Public Radio President and CEO Stewart Vanderwilt. “Our Climate Solutions reporting team will provide deep and ongoing coverage of Colorado’s role in research, innovation, and action to address climate issues.”
Under the leadership of Executive Editor Kevin Dale, the team will include an editor and three reporters. When fully staffed, the Climate Solutions team will more than triple CPR’s current scale of coverage, generating a critical mass of stories to inform the public dialogue on climate solutions. Coverage will be distributed via long-form stories, data-driven reporting, immersive explainers and rich digital presentations, as well as on-demand audio, including podcasts.
