The Grantham Prize for Environmental Journalism
A winner from the Archives:
2008 Winner: Choking on Growth
China's rapid economic expansion in recent years has been widely heralded as a boon for its people and its government. In this sweeping 10-part series, The New York Times fully exposed and explored the dark side of that unprecedented development: ravaging degradation of the environment.
Encouraging Exceptional Environmental Journalism
Each year the Grantham Prize Jury may select up to three entries to receive Awards of Special Merit. Each entry recognized in this category receives US$5,000, and there is no ranking among the recipients of this honor. The prize jury typically uses the Awards of Special Merit to highlight work that goes beyond the norm for its medium.
2011 Awards of Special Merit
- Jeff Goodell
- Associated Press Investigative Team
2010 Awards of Special Merit
- Dan Egan
- Cleo Paskal
- Hedrick Smith Productions for PBS Frontline
2009 Awards of Special Merit
- Tad Fettig, Karena Albers, & Veronique Bernard
- Andrew Nikiforuk
- Susanne Rust & Meg Kissinger
2008 Awards of Special Merit
- Dinah Voyles Pulver
- Alison Richards & David Malakoff
- Ed Struzik
2007 Awards of Special Merit
- Eugene Linden
- East Oregonian Publishing Company
- DOX Production for NOVA/WGBH and the BBC
2006 Awards of Special Merit
- Douglas Fischer
- Elizabeth Kolbert
- John Sherman & Beau Kershaw