Helena Horton

Helena Horton is an award-winning environment reporter for The Guardian, where she specializes in climate change, conservation, and environmental policy. She began her journalism career as editor-in-chief of her student paper *Concrete* at university, where she studied philosophy and wrote for *York Vision*. After being highly commended at the 2022 Student Publication Association Awards, she joined Archant as a Trainee Reporter for Suffolk titles before moving to the Daily Mirror's data blog Ampp3d. At The Guardian since 2022, Horton has broken major environmental stories including the UK government's watering down of food strategy recommendations, England's drought declaration, and exposés on climate-sceptic political groups. Her investigative work on the Net Zero Scrutiny Group's ties to climate denial organizations has been particularly influential in shaping environmental discourse. Horton combines rigorous data analysis with accessible writing to make complex environmental issues resonate with broad audiences, earning recognition at The Press Awards for her 'strong news judgment and pacy writing'.