Planet Obispo began as an environmentally concerned newspaper column I wrote long ago for New Times in San Luis Obispo, but the phrase travels well. Obispo, the Spanish word for bishop, comes from the Greek episkopos, which means to watch over, a fitting description of environmental reporting. I write “Scorched Earth,” a column on the environment and other underdogs, for True/Slant. I live in Chicago, teach journalism and other forms of non-fiction at the University of Chicago, and edit Contrary magazine. Selected publications below.

by Jeff McMahon