| EnviroReporter.com |
EnviroReporter.com was created by Michael Collins and
Denise Anne Duffield in May 2006. The site features the work
of Collins, a multi-award-winning investigative journalist who
specializes in environmental issues. Southern California
outlets for his work have included Los Angeles
CityBeat/ValleyBeat, Ventura County Reporter, Pasadena
Weekly, LA Weekly, OC Weekly and Los Angeles magazine.
Collins has been a Director of the Los Angeles Press Club
since 2003 and its Judging Chair since 2004. He will be
termed off of the Board at the end of 2008.
Duffield and Collins were named Online Journalists of the
Year for 2007 at the Los Angeles Press Club's 50th Southern
California Journalism Awards on June 21, 2008. It was the
first time this prestigious category was awarded.
Denise Anne Duffield in May 2006. The site features the work
of Collins, a multi-award-winning investigative journalist who
specializes in environmental issues. Southern California
outlets for his work have included Los Angeles
CityBeat/ValleyBeat, Ventura County Reporter, Pasadena
Weekly, LA Weekly, OC Weekly and Los Angeles magazine.
Collins has been a Director of the Los Angeles Press Club
since 2003 and its Judging Chair since 2004. He will be
termed off of the Board at the end of 2008.
Duffield and Collins were named Online Journalists of the
Year for 2007 at the Los Angeles Press Club's 50th Southern
California Journalism Awards on June 21, 2008. It was the
first time this prestigious category was awarded.
Investigative Journalist Michael Collins
Michael Collins also won First Place for News Feature (print under 100,000 circulation) for the Ventura County Reporter
for its November 1, 2007 cover story "Dirty Business."
Collins was the Journalist of the Year for 2006 (print under 100,000 circulation) for the Los Angeles Press Club for his
work in Los Angeles CityBeat. Also in 2007, EnviroReporter.com's Collins and Duffield won First Place for 2006 for Online
News Story, Feature, Series or Package for its "Real Hot Property" series. That same year, the Association of Alternative
Newsweeklies awarded Collins Second Place in the Investigative Reporting category (circulation over 60,000) for the
prestigious association's 2007 Altweekly Awards.
On January 25, 2007, Supervisor John Flynn and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors presented Collins a
Resolution that praised his work and called him "one of America's greatest reporters," and cited his collaboration with
"website creator, webmaster and editorial collaborator, Denise Anne Duffield."
for its November 1, 2007 cover story "Dirty Business."
Collins was the Journalist of the Year for 2006 (print under 100,000 circulation) for the Los Angeles Press Club for his
work in Los Angeles CityBeat. Also in 2007, EnviroReporter.com's Collins and Duffield won First Place for 2006 for Online
News Story, Feature, Series or Package for its "Real Hot Property" series. That same year, the Association of Alternative
Newsweeklies awarded Collins Second Place in the Investigative Reporting category (circulation over 60,000) for the
prestigious association's 2007 Altweekly Awards.
On January 25, 2007, Supervisor John Flynn and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors presented Collins a
Resolution that praised his work and called him "one of America's greatest reporters," and cited his collaboration with
"website creator, webmaster and editorial collaborator, Denise Anne Duffield."
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Dean Kuipers chronicles
Michael Collins' investigation
of Ahmanson Ranch.
Michael Collins' investigation
of Ahmanson Ranch.
Ahmanson Ranch Timeline - "How investigative
reporting stopped a public health disaster," says
CityBeat's Dean Kuipers of Collins' reporting.
reporting stopped a public health disaster," says
CityBeat's Dean Kuipers of Collins' reporting.
Dr. Bennett Ramberg's Los Angeles Daily
Journal article crediting Collins with stopping
Ahmanson Ranch development.
Journal article crediting Collins with stopping
Ahmanson Ranch development.
Ventura County Supervisor
John Flynn honors Collins at
LA Press Club blowout party.
John Flynn honors Collins at
LA Press Club blowout party.
The hot news never stops at the multiple
award-winning EnviroReporter.com and
later this year, Duffield will redefine hot!
award-winning EnviroReporter.com and
later this year, Duffield will redefine hot!
EnviroReporter.com wracks
up the awards for its work.
up the awards for its work.
Collins was the Press Club's winner for 2002's best Investigative/Series for papers
under 100,000 circulation for his “Rocketdyne Ranch” expose in the Ventura
County Reporter. This series was widely credited for leading to the creation of
Ahmanson Ranch as public park land.
Duffield and Collins have also won numerous other awards for their investigative
journalism, website, website design, and came in Second Place for "Designer of
the Year" in 2007 for their work on EnviroReporter.com. Collins was 2004 runner-
up for the Press Club’s Journalist of the Year (print under 100,000 circulation) for
his Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat series entitled “Two Mile Island” which
examined the pollution problems of Boeing’s Santa Susana Field Laboratory,
formerly known as Rocketdyne.
under 100,000 circulation for his “Rocketdyne Ranch” expose in the Ventura
County Reporter. This series was widely credited for leading to the creation of
Ahmanson Ranch as public park land.
Duffield and Collins have also won numerous other awards for their investigative
journalism, website, website design, and came in Second Place for "Designer of
the Year" in 2007 for their work on EnviroReporter.com. Collins was 2004 runner-
up for the Press Club’s Journalist of the Year (print under 100,000 circulation) for
his Los Angeles CityBeat/ValleyBeat series entitled “Two Mile Island” which
examined the pollution problems of Boeing’s Santa Susana Field Laboratory,
formerly known as Rocketdyne.
Beginning in 1998 and since 2004 with Duffield, Collins has produced investigative environmental journalism that has
helped stop over $6 billion worth of development on polluted land at Ahmanson Ranch in Ventura County and at the
West Los Angeles Veterans Administration. Coverage of toxins issues also helped lead to a $23 million cleanup of the
former Aerojet facility in Chino Hills as well as a proposed $1 million exploration of the biomedical nuclear and chemical
dump in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood. Collins' work investigating and writing about the contamination
problems at Boeing's Santa Susana Field Laboratory helped contribute to the historic early 2008 clean up agreement
between the company and the State of California. Duffield's expert editorial and design contributions have greatly
enhanced this work.
helped stop over $6 billion worth of development on polluted land at Ahmanson Ranch in Ventura County and at the
West Los Angeles Veterans Administration. Coverage of toxins issues also helped lead to a $23 million cleanup of the
former Aerojet facility in Chino Hills as well as a proposed $1 million exploration of the biomedical nuclear and chemical
dump in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood. Collins' work investigating and writing about the contamination
problems at Boeing's Santa Susana Field Laboratory helped contribute to the historic early 2008 clean up agreement
between the company and the State of California. Duffield's expert editorial and design contributions have greatly
enhanced this work.
Denise Anne Duffield and Michael
Collins are LA Press Club's Online
Journalists of the Year for 2007.
Collins are LA Press Club's Online
Journalists of the Year for 2007.