Jimmy Tobias

Jimmy Tobias is an investigative reporter focused on wildlife, public lands, public health and government accountability. He uses Freedom of Information Act requests and litigation to pry documents out of federal agencies. He's a contributing writer at The Guardian and a contributor at The Nation. His public records reporting has sparked federal investigations, informed Congressional probes, and helped spur concrete policy change in Washington D.C. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The LA Times, The Intercept, Outside, HuffPost and High Country News, among other outlets.

He's a former staff reporter for the Missoula Independent, Montana's largest newsweekly. He also served for three years as a wilderness trails technician with the U.S. Forest Service and the Montana Conservation Corps.

He is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists, Investigative Reporters & Editors, and the Association of LGBTQ Journalists. You can read more of his work at the link on this page.