Roxanne L. Scott
@missroxscott.bsky.social
📝 Writing about climate and health
🏫 Teacher at CUNY Newmark + Hunter College.
📍 Plebeian from Southeast Queens.
What I’m up to —> https://linktr.ee/roxannelscott
🏫 Teacher at CUNY Newmark + Hunter College.
📍 Plebeian from Southeast Queens.
What I’m up to —> https://linktr.ee/roxannelscott
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🗞️ Telling stories (mostly) about Queens, NY.
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Seems like a good time to say hi 👋🏿:
I’m a reporter in Queens, NY. I cover climate + enviro + health and have been published in the Amsterdam News, City Limits and Scientific American.
I also teach journalism at CUNY (Hunter College + Newmark).
Glad to be here!
linktr.ee/roxannelscott
I’m a reporter in Queens, NY. I cover climate + enviro + health and have been published in the Amsterdam News, City Limits and Scientific American.
I also teach journalism at CUNY (Hunter College + Newmark).
Glad to be here!
linktr.ee/roxannelscott
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👂 We want to know! 💬
What climate story do you think was undercovered in 2025?
What do you hope to see in 2026 climate coverage?
What climate story do you think was undercovered in 2025?
What do you hope to see in 2026 climate coverage?
December 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
👂 We want to know! 💬
What climate story do you think was undercovered in 2025?
What do you hope to see in 2026 climate coverage?
What climate story do you think was undercovered in 2025?
What do you hope to see in 2026 climate coverage?
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You can be part of Uproot's Journey of a Story even if you're not in DC! Join us TONIGHT at 6 PM ET for an exciting panel discussion on climate politics, media trust, and how stories are shaped, challenged, and reclaimed. With @torystephens.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social
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October 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You can be part of Uproot's Journey of a Story even if you're not in DC! Join us TONIGHT at 6 PM ET for an exciting panel discussion on climate politics, media trust, and how stories are shaped, challenged, and reclaimed. With @torystephens.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hmsKPF
bit.ly/4hmsKPF
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What can the flash foods in New York and Texas this summer teach us about how to face the threats posed by climate change? Uprooter @missroxscott.bsky.social for @npquarterly.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o...
The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Flash flooding has become a regular occurrence in the New York City and in Texas. How can both places get smarter about climate preparedness?
nonprofitquarterly.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What can the flash foods in New York and Texas this summer teach us about how to face the threats posed by climate change? Uprooter @missroxscott.bsky.social for @npquarterly.bsky.social nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o...
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The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o... @missroxscott.bsky.social
The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Flash flooding has become a regular occurrence in the New York City and in Texas. How can both places get smarter about climate preparedness?
nonprofitquarterly.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Summer of Storms: What Texas and New York’s Flash Floods Can Teach Us nonprofitquarterly.org/the-summer-o... @missroxscott.bsky.social
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It's not a career. It's not a calling. It's a terminal hobby. You will die doing this. Become a writer.
August 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It's not a career. It's not a calling. It's a terminal hobby. You will die doing this. Become a writer.
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🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
Teens from Flushing Library interview staff at Queens Botanical Garden about climate change and flooding.
Listen to "Memories of Water" on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube!
#QueensMemoryPodcast #YouthVoices #ClimateChange
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Teens from Flushing Library interview staff at Queens Botanical Garden about climate change and flooding.
Listen to "Memories of Water" on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube!
#QueensMemoryPodcast #YouthVoices #ClimateChange
buff.ly/qkIiLc5
August 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE ALERT 🎙️
Teens from Flushing Library interview staff at Queens Botanical Garden about climate change and flooding.
Listen to "Memories of Water" on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube!
#QueensMemoryPodcast #YouthVoices #ClimateChange
buff.ly/qkIiLc5
Teens from Flushing Library interview staff at Queens Botanical Garden about climate change and flooding.
Listen to "Memories of Water" on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube!
#QueensMemoryPodcast #YouthVoices #ClimateChange
buff.ly/qkIiLc5
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An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists. Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas.
Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says
Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted Mr. al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas, which he had denied.
nyti.ms
August 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists. Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas.
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August 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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New Yorkers! Please share your photos and memories of summer with us via our Urban Archive digital map:
mm.urbanarchive.org/pr/mm
More info here:
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
#nyc #summer #history
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More info here:
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
#nyc #summer #history
Melting Metropolis
Summer in New York City is hot, as daily temperatures average around 80°F and heatwaves bake the city. This collection explores how New Yorkers have historicall
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July 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New Yorkers! Please share your photos and memories of summer with us via our Urban Archive digital map:
mm.urbanarchive.org/pr/mm
More info here:
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
#nyc #summer #history
mm.urbanarchive.org/pr/mm
More info here:
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
#nyc #summer #history
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🗃️✨ Community Archiving Happy Hour returns on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 4pm ET ✨🗃️
July 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🗃️✨ Community Archiving Happy Hour returns on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 4pm ET ✨🗃️
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Every year, as temperatures soar during the scorching summer months, the searing heat experienced in New York City is increasingly exacerbated by climate change and will also be amplified by another factor: the city itself.
Hotter, faster, stronger: Heat island effect endangers New Yorkers
Rising temperatures due to climate change are creating conditions for more extreme hurricanes, and storms, but extreme heat is the deadliest of them.
amsterdamnews.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Every year, as temperatures soar during the scorching summer months, the searing heat experienced in New York City is increasingly exacerbated by climate change and will also be amplified by another factor: the city itself.
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Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
wrd.cm
June 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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Great reporting by @missroxscott.bsky.social !
Harlem Renaissance High School was one of the five schools from across the city whose students left their pencils and textbooks behind to come to this southern Brooklyn beach to touch grass and help blunt the impact of climate change.
NYC high schoolers work to protect Brooklyn’s shoreline
Harlem Renaissance High School students went to Gravesend Bay in Brooklyn to help blunt the impact of climate change.
amsterdamnews.com
June 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Great reporting by @missroxscott.bsky.social !
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Great #SolutionsJournalism #climate reporting by @missroxscott.bsky.social for @nyamnews.bsky.social
@soljourno.bsky.social
@soljourno.bsky.social
Harlem Renaissance High School students left their pencils and textbooks behind to come to this southern Brooklyn beach to thelp blunt the impact of climate change by planting beach grass. (Gerard Gaskin photo) Read more here: https://bit.ly/4kyQS21
May 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Great #SolutionsJournalism #climate reporting by @missroxscott.bsky.social for @nyamnews.bsky.social
@soljourno.bsky.social
@soljourno.bsky.social
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New York City is taking fresh steps to expand its urban tree canopy and bring long-overdue green benefits to communities that have historically been left out of the shade.
NYC launches new plan to expand Tree Canopy to combat climate inequity
New York City is taking fresh steps to expand its urban tree canopy and bring long-overdue green benefits to communities.
amsterdamnews.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New York City is taking fresh steps to expand its urban tree canopy and bring long-overdue green benefits to communities that have historically been left out of the shade.
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So excited that the @nyamnews.bsky.socia team are finalists for the @nabjofficial.bsky.social salute to excellence awards!
Congrats @sechaffers.bsky.social @heyhelina.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social
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Congrats @sechaffers.bsky.social @heyhelina.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social
nabjonline.org/blog/nabj25s...
2025 NABJ Salute to Excellence Nominees Announced – NABJ
nabjonline.org
May 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
So excited that the @nyamnews.bsky.socia team are finalists for the @nabjofficial.bsky.social salute to excellence awards!
Congrats @sechaffers.bsky.social @heyhelina.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social
nabjonline.org/blog/nabj25s...
Congrats @sechaffers.bsky.social @heyhelina.bsky.social @missroxscott.bsky.social
nabjonline.org/blog/nabj25s...
🙌🏿🎉💐
I'm very excited to join this incredible group of journalists this fall!
What do these 16 journalists working on some of the biggest issues in media have in common? They’re all part of the 2026 JSK Journalism Fellowship. 👏👏 Please help us welcome them to Stanford! buff.ly/8efUD6V
May 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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I'm very excited to join this incredible group of journalists this fall!
What do these 16 journalists working on some of the biggest issues in media have in common? They’re all part of the 2026 JSK Journalism Fellowship. 👏👏 Please help us welcome them to Stanford! buff.ly/8efUD6V
May 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm very excited to join this incredible group of journalists this fall!
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Please join me in congratulating @missroxscott.bsky.social on her 3rd place Headliner Club Award!! She did amazing reporting for the @nyamnews.bsky.social on the impact of climate change on Black homeowners in Queens
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www.headlinerawards.org/2025-print-p...
May 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Our latest reporting investigates the impact of schools’ zero-tolerance response to student gun carrying, and the search for alternative responses that can ensure safe environments while avoiding the harms of exclusionary discipline. Read the key takeaways here: https://bit.ly/4cLMHxh
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Our latest reporting investigates the impact of schools’ zero-tolerance response to student gun carrying, and the search for alternative responses that can ensure safe environments while avoiding the harms of exclusionary discipline. Read the key takeaways here: https://bit.ly/4cLMHxh
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The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.
What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt
The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.
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April 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.
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Are you in NYC this week? Go to "Centering Justice in the Climate Change Conversation" -- a conversation with community organizers and journalists who work at the heart of climate-justice solutions. Wed. 04/09 at 6 PM ET
www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/cente...
www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/cente...
Centering Justice in the Climate Change Conversation - Newmark J-School
Wednesday, April 9: 6-7:30 Room 308 How can we bring attention to the people most affected by climate change into our reporting on the climate? Join a
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April 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Are you in NYC this week? Go to "Centering Justice in the Climate Change Conversation" -- a conversation with community organizers and journalists who work at the heart of climate-justice solutions. Wed. 04/09 at 6 PM ET
www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/cente...
www.journalism.cuny.edu/events/cente...
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According to the farewell email, the reason behind the decision to shutter NaNoWriMo “is both simple and complex.”
NaNoWriMo is shutting down.
Looks like that’s the end of the manuscript for NaNoWriMo. In an email, the nonprofit announced that they’re wrapping things up for good. NaNoWriMo—which stands, for the uninitiated, for Nati…
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April 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
According to the farewell email, the reason behind the decision to shutter NaNoWriMo “is both simple and complex.”
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A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding.
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
grist.org/politics/den...
#Health #Dengue #Disease #Climate #Mosquitos
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
grist.org/politics/den...
#Health #Dengue #Disease #Climate #Mosquitos
A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
grist.org
April 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding.
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
grist.org/politics/den...
#Health #Dengue #Disease #Climate #Mosquitos
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
grist.org/politics/den...
#Health #Dengue #Disease #Climate #Mosquitos
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HEALTH ALERT: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been increasing in NYC in recent years. Data released for New York City show citywide rises in syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea cases, with a notable 36% increase in syphilis cases among women.
Sexually transmitted infections increasing in NYC — here’s how to protect yourself
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been increasing in NYC in recent years. Data released for New York City.
amsterdamnews.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
HEALTH ALERT: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been increasing in NYC in recent years. Data released for New York City show citywide rises in syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea cases, with a notable 36% increase in syphilis cases among women.