Michael McEwen
Coastal Desk ReporterMichael McEwen covers the environment for WWNO/WRKF's Coastal Desk.
Michael previously worked as a reporter and photographer for Mississippi Public Radio, covering state politics, police investigations, the criminal legal system, prisons, voting rights, natural disasters, environmental justice disputes and the causes and impacts of poverty in the country’s poorest state.
As a freelancer at South Florida’s NPR station, WLRN, he covered topics ranging from Everglades restoration, youth gun violence, Latin American politics and the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in coastal Lee County.
Michael has also researched indigenous land rights disputes in Nicaragua and the country’s post-revolution history. In 2025 he was recognized with two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for his continuing national coverage of the Rankin County "Goon Squad" and feature reporting from coastal Mississippi’s oyster fleet.
Michael was raised between coastal Southwest Florida and the Everglades and is beyond excited to call the Gulf home again.
Michael can be reached at michael@wrkf.org.
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What does it take to bring a seabird back from the brink—and can we keep it there? We travel from a rocky island off Maine to a tiny restored island in coastal Louisiana to learn the astonishing comeback stories of puffins and pelicans. This is a hopeful story about how innovative ideas can save wildlife — and asks whether they're enough in a rapidly changing world. -
In a 3-1 vote, the PSC rejected an independent judge’s recommendation that information on jobs and power demand be made available through subpoenas. -
Republican state Rep. Stephanie Hilferty and current BESE board member Joseph Cao both won their runoff races in Saturday's election. -
WWNO/WRKF Coastal Desk reporter Michael McEwen spoke with Jay Grymes, Louisiana’s state climatologist, about the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. -
Two seats are open on the commission regulating Louisiana’s utilities in this November’s election. -
WWNO’s Michael McEwen spoke with Samantha Pourciau, a senior staff attorney at the Promise of Justice Initiative, about the case. -
Commissioners approved three gas power plants for Meta’s ‘Hyperion’ data center, the first project in Richland Parish, last year, bringing the total to ten. -
After months of complaints from residents about skyrocketing rates, Delta Utilities appeared before the New Orleans City Council to answer questions about its billing structure. -
The special meeting to consider the future of data center development projects in the city was called shortly after news broke about a proposed data center in New Orleans East. -
In a brief column for the conservative online outlet Breitbart, Landry directly tied Maduro to opioid deaths in the United States — particularly from fentanyl.
