Tatiana Schlossberg — an environmental journalist and granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy — has died at the age of 35.
Her passing was announced by the JFK Library Foundation, which said she died Tuesday morning. “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts. George, Edwin and Josephine MoranEd, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory”
Schlossberg was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in September 2024. By November, she revealed in an essay for The New Yorker that her cancer had developed a genetic mutation known as Inversion 3, which resulted in a terminal prognosis.
Tatiana Schlossberg was an American journalist and author known for her reporting on climate change, the environment, and science. Born into one of the nation’s most prominent political families, she was the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg and the granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Despite her historic lineage, Schlossberg built a career rooted in independent inquiry and public-interest journalism rather than politics.
She studied history at Yale University and later earned a master’s degree from the University of Oxford. Schlossberg went on to write for several major publications, most notably The New York Times, where she covered climate issues, environmental policy, and the ways everyday consumer behavior shapes global ecological impact.
In 2019, she published the book Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have, which examined how industries such as fashion, technology, food, and fuel contribute to climate change in hidden or overlooked ways. The book was praised for blending rigorous reporting with an engaging, conversational style that helped readers better understand the environmental consequences of modern life.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Schlossberg was regarded as thoughtful, private, and intellectually curious, often channeling her platform toward science literacy and environmental awareness rather than public visibility. She was married to George Moran, a physician, whom she met while attending Yale.
