Articles by Akielly Hu
Akielly Hu is a former Grist news and politics reporting fellow.
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![two construction workers walk through a field of solar arrays erected outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California.]()
![two construction workers walk through a field of solar arrays erected outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California.]()
Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress
Supreme Court rulings limiting federal authority have upended the legal landscape — and could discourage bold climate policies.
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![Heavy traffic and pedestrians are seen on Fifth Avenue in New York during a hazy day in July.]()
![Heavy traffic and pedestrians are seen on Fifth Avenue in New York during a hazy day in July.]()
Critics of congestion pricing often end up supporting it. Here’s why.
People often resist congestion pricing because they favor the status quo. But seeing benefits firsthand has led residents around the world to embrace it.
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![A carpenter framing a house positions a truss while assembling the roof.]()
![A carpenter framing a house positions a truss while assembling the roof.]()
Canada makes an unprecedented push for multifamily housing
To tap billions in new infrastructure funds, provinces must require cities to abandon zoning laws that favor single-family homes and encourage climate-friendlier fourplexes.
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![Steam rises from the smokestacks to fill the night sky above the Miller coal Power Plant in Adamsville, Alabama.]()
![Steam rises from the smokestacks to fill the night sky above the Miller coal Power Plant in Adamsville, Alabama.]()
These Supreme Court decisions just made it harder to solve climate change
Four key rulings limiting federal power will curtail the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies.
