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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Climate CrimesFor a Puerto Rican Community in a FEMA Flood Zone, Disaster Funds Promise Little Relief

Alleen Brown — Sep. 22

Two years after Hurricane Maria, residents of San Isidro are still struggling to rebuild. Now, their only option for relief may be to relocate.

Climate CrimesTwo Years After the Hurricane, Puerto Rico’s “Generation Maria” Leads a Climate Strike

Alleen Brown — Sep. 20

The most powerful youth-led climate strike movement of the moment may actually be in Puerto Rico.

More Than 160 Environmental Defenders Were Killed in 2018, and Many Others Labeled Terrorists and Criminals

Alleen Brown — Jul. 30

A new report by Global Witness documents the violence and criminalization faced by opponents of environmentally destructive industries.

She Defended Her Land Against a Mine in Guatemala. Then She Fled in Fear for Her Life.

Alleen Brown, Martyna Starosta — Jun. 23

Guatemala is one of the most dangerous countries for Indigenous people and campesinos fighting to protect land from agribusiness and extractive industries.

How a Right-Wing Attack on Protections for Native American Children Could Upend Indian Law

Alleen Brown — Jun. 17

The battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act could have implications for federal laws based on tribes’ political relationship with the U.S. government.

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