Oliver Milman is The Guardian's US environment correspondent specializing in biodiversity collapse and climate policy impacts. His award-winning book The Insect Crisis established him as a leading voice in anthropogenic extinction discourse.
Milman's recent High Country News piece demonstrates his focus on administrative pressures on scientific integrity, making FOIA-revealed documents particularly compelling.
We've tracked Oliver Milman's evolution from a UK-based reporter to a leading US environmental correspondent at The Guardian. His work bridges scientific rigor with policy analysis, specializing in anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems. Milman transitioned from general news reporting to environmental journalism during the Obama administration's climate policy debates, establishing himself as a voice for biodiversity advocacy.
This investigative piece exposed systematic erosion of the Endangered Species Act through Trump's "God squad" panel. Milman analyzed meeting transcripts and drilling permit approvals to demonstrate how industry interests overrode scientific consensus. The article became a benchmark for documenting regulatory capture, cited in three congressional hearings on environmental oversight.
Milman prioritizes stories where regulatory changes directly affect species survival, as seen in his coverage of EPA pesticide regulations' impact on pollinator populations. Pitches should foreground legal/policy developments with measurable ecological consequences.
SEJ Award for Outstanding Beat Reporting (2022): Recognized for sustained coverage of insect population declines, judged by the Society of Environmental Journalists as "redefining crisis communication in entomology." This award highlights Milman's ability to translate specialized research into public-facing narratives.
Donald Trump has already begun dismantling parts of the envied US endangered species protections in his quest to boost oil and gas drilling, in part using a panel with an ominous name: the God squad.
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Emails show the Trump administration ordering scientists to change their tone.
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