Robert McClure
Robert McClure covers environmental affairs for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, with special emphasis on natural-resource topics such as fisheries, endangered species and mining. He formerly worked for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and United Press International.

McClure has been on the environment beat for nearly two decades. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Florida, where he was editor of The Independent Florida Alligator. He also spent an academic year at the University of Michigan in the Knight Wallace Journalism Fellows program.

McClure has received numerous journalism awards including the John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism and Best of the West. He also was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in feature writing. McClure co-authored two travel books and is active in the Society of Environmental Journalists, where he serves on the board of directors and the First Amendment Task Force.

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