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.
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Latest from Brady Dennis

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

      Another house collapses into the sea as this N.C. town erodes

      Four oceanfront houses have collapsed in Rodanthe since early 2022. One county commissioner says that as seas rise and erosion continues, others will meet the same fate: “Their day is coming pretty soon."

      March 13, 2023

      Retreat in Rodanthe

      Along three blocks in a North Carolina beach town, severe erosion is destroying and threatening homes, forcing hard choices and offering a glimpse of the dilemmas other communities will face.

      March 13, 2023

      Biden set for first veto on Senate bill opposing climate-friendly investing

      Two Democrats joined with GOP lawmakers to pass the bill, revealing how vulnerable incumbents can help trip up White House climate policies.

      March 1, 2023

        The risk of damage from hurricane winds will shift in coming decades. See the impact by Zip code.

        Strong winds fueled by climate change are expected to reach further inland and northward, putting more Americans at risk.

        February 27, 2023