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Neena Satija

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Neena Satija worked at the Tribune from 2013 to 2019. She was an investigative reporter and radio producer for the Tribune and Reveal, a public radio program from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Previously, she was the environment reporter at the Tribune. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, she graduated from Yale University in 2011, and then worked for the New Haven Independent, the Connecticut Mirror, and WNPR/Connecticut Public Radio. She has also been a regular contributor to National Public Radio. As an East Coast transplant she is particularly thrilled with Austin tacos and warm weather.

Past Contributions

  • Reveal Radio: But Not a Drop to Drink

    By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    For decades, residents of El Cenizo and Rio Bravo along the Texas-Mexico border have struggled to obtain safe, reliable drinking water. A new treatment plant was supposed to help, but politics got in the way. Full Story 

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    Credit: Jennifer Whitney

  • Report on Fatal Plant Leak Slams DuPont

    By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    Ten months after four DuPont workers died from a toxic gas release at the company's La Porte plant, federal investigators presented a scathing assessment of the company's performance, and said if the unit where the accident occurred were it to reopen today it would continue to present dangers. Full Story 

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  • Workers' Comp Insurer Fined Record $250,000

    By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    For years, Crystal Davis battled an insurance company for workers' compensation benefits after her husband was killed on the job. As a result of her struggles, the state has slapped ACE American Insurance Company with a $250,000 fine, apparently the largest ever levied. Full Story 

    Crystal Davis.
    Credit: Brandon Thibodeaux

  • A Funding Boost For Texas' Parks

    By Michael Stravato, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    For years, the Legislature has been stockpiling hundreds of millions of dollars meant for Texas’ parks in order to artificially balance the budget. House Bill 158 scales that down. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series. Full Story 

    Camping and picnic areas at Galveston Island State Park were washed away by Hurricane Ike in 2008. They are now covered in dunes and plants.
    Credit: Michael Stravato

  • State's Role in Unhealthy Water Probed

    By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    State environmental regulators should have done more to protect the safety of drinking water for two small border communities in Webb County, defense lawyers argued Thursday in the criminal trial for two former water treatment plant employees. Full Story 

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    Credit: Jennifer Whitney

  • Trial Begins Over Undrinkable Water in Webb County

    By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    The blame game over who's responsible for the problems 8,000 border residents have with their drinking water is playing out in a Laredo court, as Webb County water treatment plant workers face charges of falsifying records to hide contamination from state regulators. Full Story 

    Water treatment facility in Rio Bravo, Texas.
    Credit: Jennifer Whitney