Philip Kiefer

Reporting

“Fire on the Forty.” Southlands. Fall 2025 issue. (Digital publication forthcoming.) Supported by Andrew J. Weegar Memorial Grant, Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources.

“The terroir of wildfire: How winemakers are adapting to a smokier world.” Popular Science. September 8, 2022.

“What Should Happen to Drivers Who Kill Cyclists?” Outside Magazine. August 17, 2022.

“Mario Versus the Anthropocene.” Sierra Magazine. Summer 2022 issue.

“The anthropologists wrestling with their obligations to the living and dead.” Popular Science. April 13, 2022.

“Don’t blame national forests for America’s massive wildfires.” Popular Science. February 24, 2022.

“Ineligible for federal aid, ‘unqualified’ immigrants in disaster zone face enormous barriers to recovery.” The Lens. September 22, 2021.

“‘People are just reaching a breaking point’: New Orleans EMS employees say pay, COVID burnout contributing to turnover and delays in care.” The Lens. August 24, 2021.

“What does the future hold for Maine and wildfire?” DownEast Magazine. July 2021 issue.

“‘Forest gardens’ planted by Canada’s Indigenous people before the 1800s still benefit ecosystems today.” Popular Science. April 28, 2021.

“Will we ever trust crowds again?” National Geographic. September 29, 2020.

“‘Devastation everywhere’: Louisiana city wakes up to storm’s aftermath.” The Guardian. August 28, 2020.

“Why Scientists Think The Novel Coronavirus Developed Naturally — Not In A Chinese Lab.” FiveThirtyEight. May 4, 2020.

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Fact checking and research

The Great River. Boyce Upholt. W. W. Norton, 2024. (Fact checker.)

“The Happiest Towns in America.” Outside Magazine. Summer 2023. (Fact checker, researcher.)

“How Much Does It Actually Cost to Ski?” Outside Magazine. February 3, 2023. (Researcher.)

“The Murder of Moriah Wilson.” Outside Magazine. January 23, 2023. (Fact checker.)

“This Is Every Cyclist Who Was Killed by a Driver in 2020.” Outside Magazine. May 2021. (Developed research methodology, contributed reporting, fact checked.) Finalist for 2021 National Magazine Award in Digital Storytelling.

The Frontier Couple Who Chose Death Over Life Apart.” Outside Magazine. March 2020 issue. (Fact Checker.)