Douglas S. Barasch is the editor-in-chief of OnEarth magazine. Barasch became editor in 2003 and has since led the magazine to the Independent Press Award for Best Environmental Coverage (2005) and for General Excellence (2006); several Gold Ozzie and Eddie Awards from Folio Magazine (2006); and numerous citations from the Society of Publication Designers. The magazine was a finalist for the 2007 John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism, administered by Columbia Journalism School, and multiple OnEarth articles have been selected for inclusion in the Best American Nature and Science Writing annual anthology. Barasch was previously a senior editor at Discover magazine and a freelance contributor to numerous publications, including The New York Times Magazine, New York, Elle, and Redbook, where he was a contributing editor.

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