Alleen Brown

Alleen Brown is New York-based reporter, focused on environmental justice issues. Prior to joining The Intercept, she worked as an education reporter in Minnesota. Her work has been published by The Nation, In These Times, YES! Magazine, and various Twin Cities publications.

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Articles by Alleen Brown on theintercept.com

The FBI Tried to Use the #MeToo Moment to Pressure an Environmental Activist Into Becoming an Informant

Alleen Brown, John Knefel — Sep. 1

An FBI agent claimed she was moved by #MeToo to ask an activist about an alleged sexual assault. An audio recording shows she was interested in much more.

Recent Arrests Under New Anti-Protest Law Spotlight Risks That Off-Duty Cops Pose to Pipeline Opponents

Alleen Brown, Will Parrish — Aug. 22

Law enforcement officers hired by a private security company are enforcing a new Louisiana law which makes trespassing near oil pipelines a felony.

Ryan Zinke Uses Climate-Fueled Wildfires to Boost the Timber Industry — and It’s Not the First Time

Alleen Brown — Aug. 18

Ryan Zinke worked to gut forest protections as Montana’s U.S. representative. Now, as interior secretary, he’s pushing the same timber-friendly policies.

The NSA’s Role in a Climate-Changed World: Spying on Nonprofits, Fishing Boats, and the North Pole

Alleen Brown, Miriam Pensack — Aug. 15

New documents show how U.S. spies gathered intelligence related to environmental conflicts, disasters, and resources

The U.S. and Canada Are Preparing for a New Standing Rock Over the Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline

Alleen Brown, Will Parrish — Jul. 17

Managing the perceived security threat of Indigenous-led anti-pipeline movements has become a priority on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.

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