Adam Mahoney is the national climate and environment reporter at Capital B. His work has been cited by the U.S. and Illinois Supreme Courts, Congress, and the White House, altered the city of Chicago’s vaccine rollout plan, led to several cities using federal funds to shelter houseless people, and used by activists and organizers nationwide. He is the co-author of The Problem With Plastic (New Press, 2025). Adam grew up in Los Angeles and has reported from more than a dozen U.S. states and Palestine, Mexico, Uganda, and Vietnam for newspapers and magazines like the New York Times and the Guardian.