Highlights & Awards
August 6, 2025
Grist publishes a guide to navigating chaotic food and agricultural funding cuts
July 23, 2025
Grist partners with Flatwater Free Press to fund climate reporter
July 11, 2025
Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune partner to co-fund climate reporter
July 7, 2025
Grist launches adaptable toolkit to provide critical information before and after weather disasters
April 28, 2025
Grist announces its 2025 fellows class
April 8, 2025
Grist organizes international pooled coverage of the 2025 UNPFII
September 30, 2024
How Grist used community engagement to report on energy in Georgia
August 29, 2024
Grist launches community engagement project for immigrant farmworkers in Florida
August 22, 2024
Grist announces local partnership with Deep South Today
July 23, 2024
Grist and the AP lead convening to expand Indigenous reporting collaboration
March 5, 2024
Rural news grant recipients produce more than 50 stories
February 29, 2024
Grist and Captivate partner to deliver climate news to 20,000 screens
February 27, 2024
Grist adds a fourth regional reporting partnership
June 1, 2023
Grist teams up with Here & Now on weekly radio partnership
April 28, 2023
Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies launch clearinghouse for rural US coverage
September 20, 2022
Grist’s next chapter: A note from our new CEO
After five years at Grist, Editor in Chief Nikhil Swaminathan takes the helm of the organization.
Grist names Nikhil Swaminathan as CEO
Swaminathan to advance and expand the nonprofit, award-winning digital media site’s commitment to climate and social justice reporting. Grist also names board members emeritus.
Awards
Our reporters have won many accolades for their work over the years. See the full list of awards here.
Past Highlights
Columbia Journalism Review — January 29, 2021
Grist included in the Climate Beat newsletter as good reporting on the Biden administration’s early climate moves.
Green Dreamer — January 21, 2021
Brady Walkinshaw: empowering activists with solutions-driven environmental journalism.
Lenfest — January 21, 2021
How Grist is broadening its reach by focusing on the intersectionality of climate change.
Cheddar — December 1, 2020
Grist reporter Shannon Osaka on The Biggest Climate Change Moments of 2020 and What to Expect in 2021.
Digiday — November 17, 2020
‘People give when they’re excited about good things’: Grist CEO Brady Piñero Walkinshaw on what drives member support.
CSPAN Radio — November 17, 2020
Washington Today: Zoya Teirstein of Grist on the Republican party and climate change.
Cheddar — August 13, 2020
Experts Want to Start Naming Heatwaves Like Hurricanes, featuring Grist reporter Shannon Osaka as an expert.
Atlantic Media — August 11, 2020
Grist CEO Brady Piñero Walkinshaw headlines “The Idea” newsletter from Atlantic Media.
Columbia Journalism Review — July 23, 2020
Grist “doing sterling work” on climate journalism.
Axios — June 2, 2020
Pacific Standard finds a new home at Grist.
Nieman Lab — June 2, 2020
Grist takes over Pacific Standard’s assets, will maintain its archives.
NPR — November 4, 2019
What Are Coal Companies Leaving Behind In Texas? on NPR’s 1A with Grist writer Naveena Sadasivam.
CBS — May 12, 2019
Grist politics writer Zoya Teirstein appears on CBS to discuss the Green New Deal.
Fast Company — March 12, 2019
Fast Company highlights Grist’s annual list of emerging sustainability leaders, the Grist 50.
MSNBC — January 11, 2019
Grist’s coverage of youth climate strikes appears on MSNBC with Chris Hayes.
