Jeff Brady, a correspondent on NPR’s climate desk, was among the layoffs.
His reporting focused on decisions people and governments make that will determine whether and how the U.S. addresses the urgency and consequences of climate change. A key element of Brady’s reporting is holding accountable those who block or stall efforts to address climate change in an effort to preserve their business.
Brady approaches stories from the consumer point-of-view to make clear how the consequences of climate change affect individual lives. He has reported on the rooftop solar industry’s fraud problem and how people wanting to install solar can protect themselves. He’s also reported on efforts to remove climate-polluting fossil fuels from homes and businesses and government buildings.
Brady has led reporting about how gas ranges pollute homes and make climate change worse and how gas utilities used tobacco-style tactics to avoid stricter regulations.
Before coming to NPR in September 2003, Brady was a reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) in Portland. He has also worked in commercial television as an anchor and a reporter, and in commercial radio as a talk-show host and reporter.
