Biography provided by participant
Kriz has covered energy and environmental issues for National Journal since 1987. Before coming to NJ, she wrote about environmental issues for the Bureau of National Affairs newsletter company and was a suburban reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
From 2005 to 2006, Kriz was a Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard. She has served on the board of directors of the Society of Environmental Journalists and on the advisory board of the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources. In October, she received SEJ’s David Stolberg Award for meritorious service. In 2002, American Journalism Review named Kriz one of Washington journalism's "unsung heroes." Kriz has a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and a master's from American University. She also writes a federal column for the Environmental Law Institute’s Environmental Forum magazine.
