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Ryan regularly interacts with journalists to share research findings and discuss broader societal implications. Browse an archive of selected print news, interviews, and quotes - or search below by title, keyword, outlet, or journalist.
🏆 denotes an award-winning or featured piece.
WFAE (2024)
Lumbee author Ryan Emanuel shares stories of Indigenous survival in fight for environmental justice
Grist (2024)
In a debut book, a love letter to eastern North Carolina — and an indictment of colonialism as a driver of climate change
NC Newsline (2023)
Bombs in a swamp: Robeson County residents battling proposal for private military training site
Carolina Public Press (2022)
‘Ghost forests’ are creeping across NC’s coast at an alarming rate. Researchers are trying to stop them. 🏆
Border Belt Independent (2022)
Poultry waste plant that has polluted in the past gets new approval in Robeson County
Yale Environment 360 (2022)
Chicken Frenzy: A State Awash in Hog Farms Faces a Poultry Boom
National Geographic (2021)
Where are the U.S.’s natural gas pipelines? Often in vulnerable communities.
NBC News (2020)
Atlantic Coast Pipeline canceled after years of delays, accusations of environmental injustice
Grist (2020)
Federal agencies are required to consult with tribes about pipelines. They often don’t.