San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards

2021

Online and Daily Newspapers: Environment — First Place

To: David Hasemyer, Michael Kodas

For: Fueled By Climate Change, Wildfires Threaten Toxic Superfund Sites

Online and Daily Newspapers: Series — Second Place

To: David Hasemyer, Lisa Olsen

For: Super Threats

2018

Online and Daily Newspapers: General News — First Place

To: David Hasemyer

For: It Took This Coal Miner 14 Years to Secure Black Lung Benefits. How Come? 

Online and Daily Newspapers: Investigative Reporting — Second Place

To: David Hasemyer

For: Instrument of Power: How Fossil Fuel Donors Shaped the Anti-Climate Agenda of a Powerful Congressional Committe

Online and Daily Newspapers: Environment — Second Place

To: David Hasemyer

For: This Tiny California Beach Town Is Suing Big Oil. It Sees This as a Fight for Survival.

2017

Online and Daily Newspapers: Environment — First Place

To: David Hasemyer

For: With Bare Knuckles and Big Dollars, Exxon Fights Climate Probe to a Legal Stalemate 

Online and Daily Newspapers: Politics/Government — First Place

To: David Hasemyer

For: In California Clean Air Fight, Environmental Justice Takes a Leading Role

2015

Daily Newspapers and Websites: General News — First Place

To: David Hasemyer

For: Fired: Texas Oil and Gas Regulators Say They Tried to Enforce Rules, Lost Jobs

Daily Newspapers and Websites: Environment — First Place

To: David Hasemyer and Zahra Hirji

For: Open Pits Offer Cheap Disposal for Fracking Sludge, but Health Worries Mount