Drew Kann - Producer
Drew Kann
Producer
Drew is a writer and producer for CNN Digital covering the climate crisis, inequality and much more. He joined CNN in January 2014.
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For some environmentalists, ‘I can’t breathe’ is about more than police brutality
Aug 4, 2020
Communities of color in the US are feeling the effects of environmental injustice, but advocates say it hasn’t always captured the same public outrage as other forms of systemic racism.
Half of the world’s beaches could disappear by the end of the century, study finds
Mar 2, 2020
A new study finds that around 50% of the world’s beaches could vanish by 2100 because of the combined threats posed by climate change and sea level rise.
The Amazon is a key buffer against climate change. A new study warns wildfires could decimate it
Jan 10, 2020
When healthy, the Amazon rainforest is one of the planet’s most critical defenses against further climate change. But a new study warns that this key barrier is in danger due to increasing wildfires, and that the forest could begin contributing more heat-trapping carbon to the atmosphere than it absorbs in the coming decades.
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Jon Bon Jovi, Kelly Marie Tran among the celebrities at this year’s CNN Heroes All-Star Gala
Dec 9, 2019
The annual CNN Heroes All-Star Gala celebrates everyday people who help others in amazing ways, and awards the CNN Hero of the Year with $100,000 for his or her cause.
Your favorite beaches around the world could disappear because of the climate crisis, development
Oct 25, 2019
Some of the world’s most popular beaches are threatened by a combination of heavy coastal development and rising seas caused by climate change. Here are eight of them.
Yes, the US women’s soccer team is dominant. That’s because most of the world is playing catch-up
Jul 5, 2019
The US Women’s National Team has dominated world soccer for the last three decades. This is the history behind their incredible run, and what other nations are doing to catch them.
His daughter was murdered. This is why he sat down feet from her killer and forgave him.
May 10, 2019
It took more than 20 years for Donald Lacy to meet with his daughter’s killer through a process called restorative justice, which brings crime survivors face-to-face with the people who harmed them or their loved ones.
5 facts behind America’s high incarceration rate
Apr 21, 2019
The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. Here are five key facts to better understand the issue.
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Lenny Kravitz, Will Ferrell, other celebs at the 2018 CNN Heroes All-Star Gala
Dec 10, 2018
The annual event celebrates everyday people who help others in amazing ways, and awards the CNN Hero of the Year with $100,000 for their cause.
While America wages war on opioids, meth makes its comeback
Nov 6, 2018
America is focused on combating the devastating impacts of opioid addiction, but states like Oklahoma are struggling to fight a new battle against an old foe: methamphetamine.
Eight of the worst popes in church history
Apr 15, 2018
These popes are in the history books for all the wrong reasons.
5 questions for Liam Neeson, the voice of CNN’s ‘Pope’
Apr 5, 2018
“The Commuter” and “Taken” star also has a few pointed questions for Pope Francis.
Is this lost city a glimpse into the future?
Nov 13, 2017
Thonis-Heracleion, a 7th century religion and trade hub now sunken beneath the Mediterranean Sea, could foreshadow the fate of Egypt’s second-largest city.
Why country music’s biggest names wait a year for these guitars
Nov 13, 2017
There are hundreds of US guitar makers, but few make them the way Wartrace, Tennessee’s Gallagher Guitar Company has for more than five decades.
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90 moments from the ’90s
Jul 21, 2017
With presidential impeachment hearings, O.J. Simpson’s murder trial and the golden age of TV sitcoms, the last 10 years of the 20th century were an unforgettable time for those who lived through them. The ’90s were a time of peace and prosperity for many Americans, but the “last great decade” also saw the rise of terrorism, genocides and famine in parts of the globe. Here are 90 moments that defined the decade, and in many cases, shaped the world we live in today.
