Vivian La
Climate Solutions ReporterVivian La covers how climate change is impacting northern Michigan communities for IPR through a partnership with Grist.
She previously worked at WBUR in Boston as their environmental reporting fellow, producing radio stories about everything from coastal real estate along rising oceans to non-native creatures called sea squirts. Vivian's work has also appeared in Science Magazine, the Chicago Tribune and Illinois Public Media. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, she graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in biology.
When she's not thinking about climate and environment stories, Vivian enjoys reading and spending time outdoors. Preferably at the same time.
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Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of ice cover on the Great Lakes since the late 19th century. -
Researchers want help from ice fishers and others who go onto frozen lakes to collect crucial data, which could improve ice forecasting on the Great Lakes. -
Ron French, reporter for Bridge Michigan joins us to talk about the study and why the state won'r reveal it. And Vivian La discovers the citizen scientists helping better understand ice thickness patterns. -
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson talked with IPR's new climate solutions reporter, Vivian La. -
Vivian La covers climate solutions for IPR and Grist, and she recently sat down with Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Johnson. They talked about large-scale renewable energy projects and the future of data centers in Michigan, among other things.
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Students at Traverse City West Senior High School say the $11,000 project to install 14 solar panels could teach them how renewable energy works.
