Dominic Anthony Walsh
Energy, Environment and Public Health ReporterDominic Anthony Walsh covers energy, the environment and public health for Texas Public Radio. He focuses on stories that reveal how major changes in climate systems, energy markets and public health policies affect communities in his hometown, San Antonio, and across the state.
Early in his first year as a Report For America corps member, he covered the massive census undercount in the Rio Grande Valley and the impact of COVID-19 on the thinly stretched resources of local governments and hospitals. The reporting was featured in a nationally recognized episode of TPR's Petrie Dish podcast, which he co-produces.
He also co-hosted the Fire Triangle investigative series from TPR and Houston Public Media. The team examined how deregulation, poor planning and a lack of public information contributed to deadly chemical disasters across the state.
His voice and work have been heard on the BBC's Newsbeat, WNYC's The Takeaway, APM's Marketplace Morning Report, NPR's Here & Now and All Things Considered.
Dominic previously worked as an intern and stringer for TPR. He graduated from Trinity University in 2020 with a communication degree.
You can reach Dominic by email, dominic@tpr.org, and find him on Twitter,@_dominicanthony.
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Dozens of public schools won't have traditional libraries when classes start. Teachers and parents criticize reforms turning some libraries into centers for students with disciplinary problems.
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River biologists hope to see a return of freshwater mussels to the San Antonio River, and their methodology is shocking — literally. -
The public could lose access to Fairfield Lake State Park. -
The grid is unlikely to be tested this weekend in the same way it was during last winter’s prolonged, severe winter storm. -
Chef Jesse Griffiths wants Texans to eat their problems... the problem of feral pigs, that is. -
Asked if there's even a remote chance of blackouts this winter, the state's top grid regulator told TPR "absolutely not." -
What started with strap-on dildos at school board meetings has turned into gubernatorial letters to state agencies. -
Mysterious rubber bales continue to wash up on the Texas coast. It took a bit for the experts to figure out what they were. Turns out you have to go all the way back to World War II for clues.
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Los efectos secundarios de muchos anticonceptivos comunes ya son difíciles, y muchos tejanos ahora están navegando por ese panorama sin una educación sexual integral, médicos que los apoyen o seguro médico. -
The side effects of many common contraceptives are already difficult, and many Texans are now navigating that landscape without a comprehensive sex education, supportive doctors or health insurance.
