Founded in 2018 and based in Atlanta, The Xylom reports on everything you need to know to grow healthy, interconnected communities across the world.

Our name is derived from the Ancient Greek word ξύλον (xúlon), the plant tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots up to the stems and leaves. By becoming your most trusted channel on global health + environmental impacts, we can help you take root and flourish in a healthier planet. (And did we tell you that we are the only Asian American-run news outlet dedicated to health, climate, and environmental coverage?)

You might've heard of us when:

1. We conducted the first-ever analysis of USCIS data to show just how much America’s top research institutions, including engineering and medical schools, have grown to depend on the specialized knowledge of H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.

2. Our scrutiny into the Office of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' numerous baseless claims about the "environmental stewardship" of "Cop City" led to the deletion of a press release and won us an Atlanta Press Club Award.

3. We became the first foreign news outlet to report on the devastating ecological and economic impacts of the Mumbai Coastal Road as it approaches completion and Maharashtra's first-in-the-nation unproven plan to sterilize leopards.

​The Xylom is an independent, nonprofit website whose work is written, reported, and owned by human journalists. We will never have a paywall, and we don't take money from Big Pharma and Big Oil companies, lobbyists, or politicians either. That's because our intended audience is real people like you, not AI scrapers, bots, or search algorithms. ​​​

This is a space for our musings, behind-the-scenes looks at how we do our reporting, and a curated collection of global health + environment stories you have to read, with a focus on the American and Global South!

Our work is not free, so consider giving an optional donation to keep our lights on. Thank you!

_{The Xylom is a member newsroom of Covering Climate Now, the Climate News Task Force, the INN Network (including its Rural News Network), LION Publishers, and Alliance of Nonprofit News Outlets. We are fiscally sponsored by the Alternative Newsweekly Foundation, a 501(c)(3) registered in the District of Columbia.}