​​Amy Westervelt is an award-winning print and audio journalist who has contributed to The Washington Post, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, NPR, and many other outlets. In 2007, she won a Folio for her feature on the potential of algae as a feedstock for biofuel. In 2015 she was awarded a Rachel Carson award for "women greening journalism", and in 2016 she won an Edward R. Murrow award for her series on the impacts of the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada. As the head of the independent podcast network Critical Frequency, she has executive produced more than two dozen podcasts, including her own show Drilled — a true-crime style podcast about climate change—which was awarded the 2019 Online News Association award for "Excellence in Audio Storytelling" and the 2021 Covering Climate Now award for audio journalism.