Thomas Goorden
Investigative journalist, writer and speaker
A guide for curious people (and robots).
Investigative journalism, where deep-dive reporting and civic accountability meet. Applied science and coding with an environmental focus and a humanitarian touch. Open for work: ambitious (cross-border) collaborations, lectures, workshops, specialised analysis, essays and so on.
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Award
IJ4EU Impact Award 2026
Winner of the 2026 IJ4EU Impact Award for Factories on the Run: Inside the Global Trade that Moves PFAS Downstream.
Together with Gianluca Liva, Marta Frigerio, Anna Violato, Filippo Tommasoli and Varrun Sukhraj.
Read the award announcement →
Book (2022) · EPO
Alles komt goed
PFOS, Oosterweel and the return of the cat
The story behind one of Belgium’s largest post-war environmental scandals: secret settlements, made-to-measure environmental permits, discharges into the Scheldt, and the political and personal aftermath. Dutch language publication.
View at EPO