Emily Atkin

Emily Atkin is an American environmental journalist and founder of the climate-focused newsletter HEATED, launched in 2019. With a career spanning political and climate reporting, she began as a research assistant for investigative journalist Wayne Barrett, whose principles of accountability journalism deeply influenced her work. Atkin transitioned to climate journalism in 2013 at ThinkProgress, later joining The New Republic as a staff writer where she broke stories about EPA policy changes under the Trump administration. HEATED combines investigative reporting on fossil fuel industries with analysis of media climate coverage, growing to over 89,000 subscribers and generating $330k+ annually through subscriptions. Her work appears in MSNBC columns and the anthology 'All We Can Save,' emphasizing systemic accountability over individual blame for climate crises.