Camille Fassett

Who?

I am a data reporter on the climate and environment team at The Associated Press. I do data science and analysis work that supports our climate coverage, find stories in data, build tools that amplify journalism, and work with reporters to communicate science and climate to the public. You can find a few selected stories below.

• Billions are being spent to turn the tide on the US West’s wildfires. It won’t be enough
• When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water
• Arctic sea ice is disappearing and it’s harming polar bears
• Wildfire smoke in US exposes millions to hazardous pollution
• Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children
• AP analysis: COVID prolonged foster care stays for thousands

Previously, I was a data science fellow at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group, where I contributed analysis and modeling to a number of projects, including police misconduct data and analysis of a leaked dataset on children held in detention centers during the Trump administration. Before that, I did digital rights, civil liberties, and whistleblower protection research at Freedom of the Press Foundation. I studied environmental science and resource management at UC Berkeley.

My interests include science communication, forests, cartography, alternative economies, climate modeling, and freedom. I’m also passionate about privacy, aerial/circus arts, and wilderness first aid. I’m based in San Francisco.

To reach me securely about AP related matters, my phone number on the encrypted messaging app Signal is (206)572-2309. My direct messages on Twitter are open, or say hi via email at camille [at] sempervirens [dot] io.

“Even when the truth isn’t hopeful, the telling of it is.” — Andrea Gibson