Sara Sneath
@sarasneath.bsky.social
Journalist-in-residence at University of Miami’s Climate Accountability Lab | she/her | https://sneathfreelance.com
The Scripps Howard Fund named our piece an award winner! If you haven’t yet, I recommend you read the harrowing story of the hours after a naptha leak at Marathon’s Louisiana refinery — when a fire broke out and the surrounding community was left in harm’s way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
June 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Scripps Howard Fund named our piece an award winner! If you haven’t yet, I recommend you read the harrowing story of the hours after a naptha leak at Marathon’s Louisiana refinery — when a fire broke out and the surrounding community was left in harm’s way. www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...
Making the most of @geoffdembicki.bsky.social’s essential book on climate obstruction by using it to press some flowers too
May 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Making the most of @geoffdembicki.bsky.social’s essential book on climate obstruction by using it to press some flowers too
Another magical Mardi Gras in the books. This year my best friend and I used paper mache to create our own interpretations of frog and toad.
March 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Another magical Mardi Gras in the books. This year my best friend and I used paper mache to create our own interpretations of frog and toad.
Woke up under a blanket of snow in New Orleans
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Woke up under a blanket of snow in New Orleans
Maybe you saw this note on the last story in my series about fossil fuel ties to Louisiana higher ed? I'm excited to start today in this new role, which will allow me to continue writing about how corporations influence research and outreach at universities to delay the phase out of fossil fuels
January 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Maybe you saw this note on the last story in my series about fossil fuel ties to Louisiana higher ed? I'm excited to start today in this new role, which will allow me to continue writing about how corporations influence research and outreach at universities to delay the phase out of fossil fuels
Maybe you saw this note on the last story in my series about how oil and gas corporations influence research and outreach at Louisiana universities? I'm excited to take up this new role to continue writing about how corporations use universities to delay the phase out of fossil fuels.
December 23, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Maybe you saw this note on the last story in my series about how oil and gas corporations influence research and outreach at Louisiana universities? I'm excited to take up this new role to continue writing about how corporations use universities to delay the phase out of fossil fuels.
Highly recommend going on a bike ride today and every day. One of my favorite routes in Louisiana is the 153-mile trek around Lake Pontchartrain. There are great views of coastal marsh and shorebirds. Two years ago I raced around the lake with a couple of hundred other cyclists
November 20, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Highly recommend going on a bike ride today and every day. One of my favorite routes in Louisiana is the 153-mile trek around Lake Pontchartrain. There are great views of coastal marsh and shorebirds. Two years ago I raced around the lake with a couple of hundred other cyclists
One of my favorite things about taking coding classes is now being able understand my mom (who is a data engineer) talk about coding languages. Sometimes she even shares memes like this one with me so we can tehehe together
November 19, 2024 at 5:27 PM
One of my favorite things about taking coding classes is now being able understand my mom (who is a data engineer) talk about coding languages. Sometimes she even shares memes like this one with me so we can tehehe together
The more you read about the history of carbon capture
November 19, 2024 at 1:21 PM
The more you read about the history of carbon capture
Happy Veteran's Day! I am thankful that my service helped me pay for college and become the first in my immediate family to have a bachelor's degree.
November 11, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Happy Veteran's Day! I am thankful that my service helped me pay for college and become the first in my immediate family to have a bachelor's degree.
I had the opportunity to speak at the Society of Professional Journalists joint regional conference this weekend about how to cover an environmental disaster. I used my work on the Marathon refinery fire as an example of how to continue to dig into the impacts after other media has moved on.
September 17, 2024 at 12:44 PM
I had the opportunity to speak at the Society of Professional Journalists joint regional conference this weekend about how to cover an environmental disaster. I used my work on the Marathon refinery fire as an example of how to continue to dig into the impacts after other media has moved on.
Brought my chickens inside ahead of the storm. Meet Teriyaki "Teri", Barbecue "Barb", and General Tso's "Gen".
September 11, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Brought my chickens inside ahead of the storm. Meet Teriyaki "Teri", Barbecue "Barb", and General Tso's "Gen".
With haunting visual investigations by Will Craft and Forensic Architecture showing a digital rendering of the plume and finding that the fire produced one of the largest accidental releases of flammable chemicals since 1994.
September 9, 2024 at 1:05 PM
With haunting visual investigations by Will Craft and Forensic Architecture showing a digital rendering of the plume and finding that the fire produced one of the largest accidental releases of flammable chemicals since 1994.
Hello to new followers. I'm looking forward to connecting about climate science and my current series digging into fossil fuel industry misinformation in academia. I'm also a chicken mama and organizer for "Heat Index", a New Orleans bike group for women, trans and nonbinary cyclists
August 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Hello to new followers. I'm looking forward to connecting about climate science and my current series digging into fossil fuel industry misinformation in academia. I'm also a chicken mama and organizer for "Heat Index", a New Orleans bike group for women, trans and nonbinary cyclists
The New Orleans City Council unanimously passed this $21.6 million property tax exemption for Shell and real estate developers this morning, despite public comments against the measure
December 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM
The New Orleans City Council unanimously passed this $21.6 million property tax exemption for Shell and real estate developers this morning, despite public comments against the measure
The US Army Corps of Engineers shared their timeline of the saltwater progression up the Mississippi River. As the seawater progresses upriver, it will hit bigger and bigger water systems. The New Orleans Carrolton intake alone uses more than 100 million gallons of water per day
September 23, 2023 at 3:14 PM
The US Army Corps of Engineers shared their timeline of the saltwater progression up the Mississippi River. As the seawater progresses upriver, it will hit bigger and bigger water systems. The New Orleans Carrolton intake alone uses more than 100 million gallons of water per day
I flew over the Marathon refinery where a fire erupted last month in St. John the Baptist Parish. Why does it look like three tanks burned, not two?
Thanks to SouthWings for the lift!
Thanks to SouthWings for the lift!
September 20, 2023 at 5:53 PM
I flew over the Marathon refinery where a fire erupted last month in St. John the Baptist Parish. Why does it look like three tanks burned, not two?
Thanks to SouthWings for the lift!
Thanks to SouthWings for the lift!
The Mississippi River is so low right now sand bars are visible upriver of New Orleans
September 20, 2023 at 5:42 PM
The Mississippi River is so low right now sand bars are visible upriver of New Orleans
I have a new website and am looking for new clients! If you need some facts checked or words written about climate accountability, you can find me at sneathfreelance.com
August 22, 2023 at 4:59 PM
I have a new website and am looking for new clients! If you need some facts checked or words written about climate accountability, you can find me at sneathfreelance.com
Turns out pressing flowers is really easy and makes for a fun Sunday evening. I made a keepsake from the plants in my backyard
August 21, 2023 at 2:24 PM
Turns out pressing flowers is really easy and makes for a fun Sunday evening. I made a keepsake from the plants in my backyard
Meteorologists are getting harassed for trying to communicate about the ongoing heat wave driven by climate change. In fact, it's pushing some meteorologists out of the business https://texasstandard.org/stories/why-tv-meteorologists-leaving-business-climate-change-streaming-weather/
July 20, 2023 at 2:29 PM
Meteorologists are getting harassed for trying to communicate about the ongoing heat wave driven by climate change. In fact, it's pushing some meteorologists out of the business https://texasstandard.org/stories/why-tv-meteorologists-leaving-business-climate-change-streaming-weather/