As a reporter for the New York Times, Felicity Barringer has been on the environment beat since 2003. She frequently delves into issues like the consequences of coal-fired power, western water shortages in an era of expanding droughts and California’s attack on climate change. She got her start with the paper in 1986 as a correspondent in Moscow, where she covered the Chernobyl disaster. Between her Moscow years and her current beat, she has edited or written for the Foreign, National, Business and Review sections.