Drew Saunders is a freelance business and environmental journalist who grew up swimming in Whitmore Lake just north of Ann Arbor. In May 2025, Saunders received the 2024 Class C Environmental Journalism award from the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Drew’s past work has appeared in Inside Climate News, Hour Detroit, Concentrate, Pulp, the Sun Times News, Current Magazine, the Toledo City Paper, the Long Island Press, and the Monroe News.