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We are excited to announce our 2023-2024 Planet Forward Correspondents!

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Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

Owen Volk

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Chris Zatarain

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of Arizona

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Wole Adegbule

Planet Forward Correspondent | Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife

Darrien Benally

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northern Arizona University

Tyler Hickman

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of Colorado Boulder

Maggie Liddell

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Kamryn You Mak

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury College

Charlie Mark

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Libby Mohn

Planet Forward Correspondent | Middlebury Institute of International Studies

Emma Montgomery

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Danny Nicholson

Planet Forward Correspondent | Teesside University

Samyudha Rajesh

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Joy Reeves

Planet Forward Correspondent | Duke University

Astry Rodriguez

Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University

Micah Seidel

Planet Forward Correspondent | Rutgers University

Ciara Thomas

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Tuskegee University

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