Sami Yenigun

Washington, D.C.

Executive Editor at NPR

Articles

Incarcerated people who helped fight wildfires struggle to build a career post-prison

Jul 5, 2024 | flipboard.com | Kathryn Fink |Sami Yenigun |Juana Summers

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Royal Ramey, the co-founder and CEO of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, about the pathway for formerly incarcerated firefighters to build careers in the field. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: California has long relied on its prison population to fight wildfires. It's …
Forecasters predict another sweltering summer. Are we ready?

May 29, 2024 | kuow.org | Sami Yenigun

Hurricane Lee crosses the Atlantic Ocean in 2023. The National Hurricane Center predicts at least 8 hurricanes are expected to form in the Atlantic this year. NOAA via Getty Images You don't have to be a meteorologist to know that last summer was really hot. Many parts of the U.S. sweltered through blistering temperatures. Cities from Chicago to New York to Washington were also blanketed in smoke from Canadian wildfires, setting records for bad air quality.