Samantha Fields

Kaylee Wells, a Marketplace reporter on the ground at an Akron fish fry, and Samantha Fields, a reporter on international water security, discuss two big pressures. They visit a crowded community fish fry and explore how tariffs and supply rules drive up seafood prices. They also explain risks to Gulf desalination plants and why attacks there could threaten regional water supplies.

Kaylee Wells, a local reporter in Akron/Kent, Ohio, covers how higher seafood prices are affecting a community fish fry. Samantha Fields, an international and environmental reporter, explains threats to desalination plants in the Middle East. They explore tariffs, supply strains, and risks to regional water systems in short, focused reports.