Lyndsey Layton
Washington, D.C.
Climate and the environment
Education: Wesleyan University, bachelor's degree in government
Lyndsey Layton is the deputy editor of the Post's climate and environment team since 2020. Prior to that, she ran coverage of local politics in D.C. and state politics in Virginia. As a reporter, Lyndsey covered a wide range of local and national beats, including national education, food safety and chemical policy, Congress, transportation and the U.S. invasion of Iraq.