Janet L. Conley, the author of most of the stories in our climate change series, is the associate editor of the Daily Report. She also has written and reported for The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal and National Public Radio. Prior to becoming a journalist, Conley, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, practiced international trade and policy law with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld and handled civil litigation for the Georgia Legal Services Program.

Reporter Andy Peters and special sections editor Mary Smith Judd also contributed to the project.