
Erin X. Wong
I’m an independent reporter based in Oakland. I write about people and the environment. I also write about technology and the movement of material goods. Occasionally, I review art.
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My work has been published in High Country News, Bloomberg, Grist, Rest of World, Atmos and other outlets. Stories I edited or fact-checked may be found in Logic(s) magazine.
SELECTED WORK​​
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People & Environment
How waste pickers are fighting for recognition in the UN global plastics treaty (Grist, November 2023)
The line of sherpas saving lives and glaciers in the Himalayas (Atmos, January 2024)​
A silicon revival in the West (High Country News, August 2024)
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The California Forever debate moves underground (High Country News, September 2024)
A proposed bottle-deposit bill in Washington would help low-income communities (High Country News, February 2024)
Meet the tree-sitters who occupied a ponderosa pine (High Country News, April 2024)
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​Millions of People Collect Plastic for a Living. What Happens If It Goes Away? (Slate, June 2023)
Environmental Justice Arrives in Washington State Law (Seattle Met, May 2021)
How to Shut Down a Coal Plant Without Shutting Down Its Community (Post Alley, August 2021)
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Technology & Climate Change​
The great solar buildout (High Country News, April 2024)
The AI 'wildcard' promises to complicate clean clouds (Latitude Media, October 2023)
AI will change the energy sector before it changes the grid (Latitude Media, October 2023)
Scooters and 3-wheelers Are Really What’s Driving an EV Revolution (Rest of World, September 2022)
China's EV Giant BYD Is Picking up Speed in Jordan (Rest of World, May 2023) ​
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Data Visualizations
How the climate is changing your energy bill (High Country News, November 2024)
Tech’s Very Bad Year, in Numbers (Rest of World, March 2023)
Arts & Culture
The video game that makes the climate apocalypse look good (High Country News, March 2025)
How do we raise our children in a time of wildfire? (High Country News, February 2025)
Louisiana’s Vanishing Coastlines, Captured from Above (Bloomberg, April 2023)​​