Peter Prengaman

Biography

Peter Prengaman is the global climate and environmental news director for The Associated Press, leading a team around the world dedicated to stories about climate change, from the impact on people to policy debates and green technologies. Prengaman has been with the AP for 23 years and held several roles, from statehouse reporter in Oregon to bureau chief in Brazil. He has covered big stories from more than 15 countries, including hurricanes, droughts, wildfires and ecological disasters, such as the 2010 Gulf oil spill and 2019 tailings dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. Between journalism assignments and linguistic studies, Prengaman has lived about 10 years overseas, in Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Chile and Morocco. He is co-author of “Dilma’s Downfall: The Impeachment of Brazil’s First Woman President and the Pathway to Power for Jair Bolsonaro’s Far-Right.”