On this episode we're joined by Veda Thangudu. Veda will be a sophomore biology major at Purdue this fall.

Veda is a part of the Youth Environmental Press Team (YEPT), an organization whose goal is to elevate the voices of middle school, high school, and college journalists writing about the environment and the climate crisis. The program exists in 7 states. Students are paid to participate.

Veda has been a writer and is a director, so she helps run the program. She's been with them for 4 years under the mentorship of former journalist Jim Poyser.

Veda explained how YEPT works, shared examples of the stories she writes and described how she mentors other student writers.

Examples of Veda's stories can be found here

https://www.yept.org/latest-stories/youth-involvement-in-environmental-protection?rq=veda

https://www.yept.org/latest-stories/willow-project-approved-striking-controversies?rq=veda

For more on YEPT, visit http://www.yept.org/

Veda's salute: Covering Climate Now

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