Politico hires von Kaenel to cover California environment

Camille von Kaenel

Politico deputy handling editor of states coverage Ryan Hutchins despatched out the subsequent:

Great early morning,

 We are psyched to announce Camille von Kaenel as our new California environmental reporter. Camille will acquire on this crucial defeat as the condition grapples with a yearslong drought and braces for still yet another intensive wildfire year. 

 Camille joins us from nonprofit newsroom inewsource, where by her investigative reporting in San Diego County unearthed a challenge with wildfire coverage that helped lead to a new point out regulation and uncovered promotions a developer made to progress its solar farm over area objections. Right before that, she wrote for the Chico Company-Record, covering the aftermath of a wildfire that killed 85 folks in the town of Paradise.

She bought her begin at E&E News in Washington, D.C. 

Camille attained a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in global relations from the University of Geneva. As a youngster, she immigrated to the San Francisco Bay Place from Switzerland, to which she attributes her adore of mountain sports activities. She speaks French and Spanish.

She will be centered in Sacramento and report to California editor Katy Murphy and California politics editor Ben Fox. Please assist us welcome her to the staff.