Tess Vigeland

Tess Vigeland is a veteran journalist and the CEO of Tess Vigeland Productions, a Los Angeles-based multimedia company. She spent 11 years as an anchor for public radio’s Marketplace, including six hosting the personal finance show Marketplace Money. Her first book, titled “Leap: Leaving A Job With No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want,” was published in August 2015, by Random House Harmony. She can be heard as a backup anchor for NPR’s All Things Considered, as well as KCRW’s To The Point and KPCC’s Take Two in Los Angeles. 

A sand mining operation in Rangkasbitung, Indonesia. A global building boom has driven soaring demand for sand for concrete and land reclamation, much of it illegal and damaging to ecosystems and communities.

A global sand grab is wrecking ecosystems and communities around the world

Sand can seem like the most abundant and inexhaustible thing on Earth. But a global building boom is gobbling up sand — and destroying vital ecosystems around the world — for concrete and landfill.

A global sand grab is wrecking ecosystems and communities around the world
Men impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump meet at Merlion Park in Singapore, June 8, 2018.

For some in Singapore, the Trump-Kim summit isn't a big deal

For some in Singapore, the Trump-Kim summit isn't a big deal