Sarah Sax

Sarah Sax is an environmental journalist and video producer covering climate justice, environmental conflicts, gender, and land rights in the United States and Latin America. Her work can be seen in The Guardian, The Atlantic, Vice News Tonight on HBO, WIRED, High Country News, and other outlets. Most recently, she was the climate justice fellow at High Country News covering climate change and environmental justice issues in the Pacific Northwest. You can follow her on Twitter @sarahl_sax.

InvestigationEnvironment, Justice

The Climate Crisis Is Pushing Washington’s Prisons to the Brink

Why not let people out?

Sarah Sax & Christopher BlackwellHigh Country NewsNovember 1, 2023

InvestigationEnvironment, Justice

When the Heat Is Unbearable but There’s Nowhere to Go

How last year’s record-breaking heat wave caused misery and chaos for Washington’s incarcerated population — and why it’s set to happen all over again.

Sarah SaxHigh Country NewsJune 1, 2022

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