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Jael Holzman

Jael Holzman is an American journalist and musician who reports on climate change, renewable energy, and mining.

Early life and background
Jael Holzman was born in Rockville, Maryland, where she attended Rockville High School. She has spoken about having been particularly close to her maternal grandfather, Manny, who died in 2023. A Korean War veteran and Bronze Star Medal recipient, Manny spent most of his working life making cars for Chrysler. Politically conscious, he was the head of his local union chapter. In 1967, he was living in Detroit when the city was the scene of one of the worst riots in US history. Jael describes how, afterward, he took Holzman's mother and aunt out to look at the ruins and "actually have a conversation with them about why the riots were happening." From 2013–2017, Holzman studied at the University of Vermont, where she was awarded a Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature. == Journalism career ==
Journalism career
In 2016, Holzman interned for the New England Center for Investigative Reporting in Boston. Early congressional career In January 2017, during the week of the first inauguration of Donald Trump as US President, Holzman started working as a congressional reporter on Capitol Hill. She initially worked for Congressional Quarterly's Roll Call as a legislative researcher, before taking on the role of energy and environment reporter in May 2018. From February 2020 until October 2021, she worked as a metals and mining reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence. On January 17, 2023, she appeared on C-SPAN, where she discussed the energy and climate policy goals in the House Republicans' "Commitment to America" plan. Departure from congressional journalism On May 22, 2024, it was reported that Holzman would be leaving Axios. ''Why I'm leaving congressional journalism'' On June 1, 2024, Holzman published an article through Medium entitled ''Why I'm leaving congressional journalism.'' In the article, she writes about coming out as a trans woman in 2021 while working at the Capitol, as well as the subsequent experience of being one of the only openly transgender reporters on the Hill. Holzman writes about the emotional distress caused by the way the story was covered by her professional peers on the Hill, and mentions, firstly, the failure of many to "say whether they asked the [William Way] center if the claims were true" and, secondly, the failure of any to adequately scrutinize the source of the accusation, Libs of TikTok. Raichik has openly admitted to falsely accusing an innocent trans woman of carrying out the Uvalde school shooting. Holzman goes on to compare the current media climate around the coverage of transgender rights to the way climate change was previously covered, describing how equal weight had to be given to climate deniers despite the overwhelming scientific consensus against them. She suggests that more news outlets need to assign beat reporters to cover LGBTQ+ issues, preferably hired from within the community itself. Heatmap News On June 20, 2024, it was reported that Holzman had been hired as a senior reporter for Heatmap News. She is the author of their newsletter The Fight, which covers "local conflicts in the energy transition." == Music career ==
Music career
While attending the University of Vermont, Jael Holzman started playing music together with fellow student Liam Hughes. Initially, Ekko Astral was a way for Holzman and Hughes to make music during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for Holzman to, in her words, "vent about what it’s like to be me right now" in regards to her experience transitioning during this time period. The band self-describes their music as "mascara moshpit". On October 28, 2022, Ekko Astral released an EP, Quartz. This was followed by a live EP, entitled The Quartz Farewell. On February 14, 2024, the band announced that they had signed with Topshelf Records. Ekko Astral's first studio album, Pink Balloons, while NPR praised the single "devorah", and placed the album in their annual Top 50 list. Holzman took on bass guitar duties as a result. In 2024, Ekko Astral joined Idles for part of their tour of the Southern US. In May 2024, Holzman stated that the band was working on a concept album about the Beltway.. The second edition of the festival took place from April 24th to the 26th at Black Cat, and featured Laura Jane Grace, hardcore band Pissed Jeans, black metal duo Ragana, and Ezra Furman among many others. == Discography ==
Discography
Ekko AstralQuartz (2022) • Ekko Astral – The Quartz Farewell (2023) • Ekko Astral – Pink Balloons (2024) == References ==
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