Karen L. Smith-Janssen
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Karen L. Smith-Janssen is a research editor at Vogue. She is also a freelance writer covering health and fitness, travel, and various other subjects.
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Connector of the Gulf South, 15 Years and Counting
DispatchNew Orleans, LouisianaKaren L. Smith-Janssen
Colette Pichon Battle is getting the conversation going—and the preparations moving—for Black and Indigenous communities of Louisiana who are still healing from Hurricane Katrina, even as they stand on the frontlines of climate change.
A Translator for the Climate Crisis, Grief Included
NRDC in ActionNew York City, New York, Birmingham, AlabamaKaren L. Smith-Janssen
Writer, editor, teacher, and podcast host Mary Annaïse Heglar uses the art of storytelling to help people feel less alone in facing the climate crisis—and to build the movement for climate justice.
He’s Leading D.C.’s Movement for Climate Action—and He’s a High School Senior
DispatchWashington, D.C.Karen L. Smith-Janssen
Jerome Foster II is the 17-year-old helming the Fridays for Future strike in Washington, D.C., the founder of the OneMillionOfUs movement to mobilize young voters, and the voice of a generation demanding climate action now.