Brady Dennis

Washington, D.C.

Reporter focusing on environmental policy and public health issues

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Brady Dennis is a national environmental reporter for The Washington Post. He previously has covered food and drug issues, public health crises such as the Ebola outbreak and Covid-19 pandemic, and the nation's economy, including the global financial crisis that began in 2008. He worked for the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times and The Seattle Times prior to coming to the Post.
Latest from Brady Dennis

Black Alabamians endured poor sewage for decades. Now they may see justice.

Officials in Alabama discriminated against Black residents in a rural county by denying them access to adequate sanitation systems and ignoring the serious health risks plaguing the community, according to a settlement announced by the Biden administration.

May 4, 2023

Outgoing Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on his climate record

Inslee’s relentless focus on climate change has influenced not just his native Washington, but also policies in D.C.

May 4, 2023

Even as he prepares to leave office, Jay Inslee is pushing for climate action

In an interview, the Washington governor talks about his role helping to shape state and national climate policies and why his focus on slowing Earth’s warming is as much personal as professional.

May 4, 2023

What an ominous surge in ocean temperatures means for the planet

The world’s oceans are shattering records, sparking alarm among scientists.

April 28, 2023

There could be millions of abandoned wells in the U.S. Plugging them is a monumental task.

While exact figures are tough to come by, experts believe hundreds of thousands of orphan wells remain around the country.

April 11, 2023

Seas have drastically risen along southern U.S. coast in past decade

Multiple studies raise new questions about whether New Orleans, Miami, Houston and other coastal communities might be even more at risk from rising seas than once predicted.

April 10, 2023

California got all the snow and rain it needed. Now those could threaten a disaster.

As California’s historic snowfall gives way to the warmth of Spring, that snowpack will eventually melt, creating an even more historic risk for flooding in places woefully unprepared to handle it.

April 8, 2023

    Eastern Kentucky, after the floods

    On July 28, 2022, devastating floods washed through Eastern Kentucky. Six months later, residents are still struggling to find reliable housing.

    March 23, 2023

    Kentucky floodwaters receded six months ago. For many, the crisis goes on.

    Months after the floods, some are living in state parks and debris hangs in trees. As more Americans are displaced from climate disasters, Kentucky shows the added difficulties when they strike in rural areas.

    March 22, 2023

      N.C. beach homes are eroding into the ocean

      Coastal erosion and rising water levels fueled by climate change have begun to pull beach homes in Rodanthe, N.C., into the Atlantic Ocean.

      March 17, 2023