Martha Pskowski covers climate change and the environment in Texas for Inside Climate News from her home-base in El Paso. She previously was an environmental reporter at the El Paso Times. She began her career as a freelance journalist in Mexico, reporting for outlets including The Guardian and Yale E360.
Martha grew up in Maryland and graduated from Hampshire College with a degree in Environmental Studies. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism and Latin American Studies from New York University and is a former Fulbright research fellow in Mexico. In 2021, she received the Bernhardt Labor Journalism prize.

Oil and Gas Companies Spill Millions of Gallons of Wastewater in Texas
October 31, 2023‘Once in a lifetime’: funding helps El Paso close the water gap in colonias
November 5, 2022Before Uvalde school shooting, Mexican-Americans fought for decades to improve school system
November 5, 2022‘Neighborhood is treated like a dumping ground’: Activists say Texas should own up to air pollution
November 5, 2022Outside: The Latin American Immigrants Shaking Up New York City’s Bike Races
August 23, 2021The Nation: Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay
April 12, 2021The Guardian: ‘It doesn’t feel worth it’: Covid-19 is pushing New York’s EMTs to the brink
February 25, 2021NACLA: Mexico’s Fracking Impasse
October 27, 2020Vice Motherboard: ‘They Aren’t Anything Without Us’: Gig Workers Are Striking Throughout Latin America
August 31, 2020Business Insider: The US meat industry is making people sick.
July 20, 2020Desmog: New NAFTA Trade Deal Deepens Oil and Gas Dependency During Climate Crisis
June 30, 2020NACLA: In Mexico, Cheap Gas Wins
June 30, 2020