On this episode we're joined by Miranda Green. Miranda is a freelance investigative reporter based in Los Angeles. She was the director of investigations at Floodlight news covering corporations and political interests stalling climate action.

She's also previously worked for Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Decode DC, CNN, the Hill, and Huffington Post. She's a graduate of George Washington University.

I became interested in talking to Miranda after I found stories she wrote about a specific way in which misinformation about climate science is spreading.

We spent much of the episode discussing how she reported on those stories, how those are both individual stories and also a problem for the journalism industry, and advice she has on covering one story that may lead to many more stories.

Examples of coverage:

Chevron owns a newspaper

https://mirandacgreen.com/chevron-owns-this-citys-news-site-many-stories-arent-told-2/

The North Dakota "newspaper" and a Greenpeace lawsuit

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/a-pipeline-company-is-suing-greenpeace-for-300-million-a-pay-to-play-newspaper-is-accused-of-tainting-the-jury-pool/

How an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news

https://mirandacgreen.com/control-the-narrative-how-an-alabama-utility-wields-influence-by-financing-news/

Miranda's salute: Byron Tau, investigative reporter, AP

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