Articles by Akielly Hu
Akielly Hu is a former Grist news and politics reporting fellow.
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How to ‘decouple’ emissions from economic growth? These economists say you can’t.
At least, not fast enough to reach international climate targets.
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Supreme Court weighs blocking a federal plan to cut smog pollution
In an unusual move, opponents of the rule have asked the highest court to pause the rule even as dozens of lawsuits in lower courts remain undecided.
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![A sign warns lobbyists from entering the Maryland State Senate chamber in Annapolis, Md., Monday, April 9, 2018, the final day of the state's 2018 90-day legislative session.]()
![A sign warns lobbyists from entering the Maryland State Senate chamber in Annapolis, Md., Monday, April 9, 2018, the final day of the state's 2018 90-day legislative session.]()
8 states move to ban utilities from using customer money for lobbying
Utilities have come under fire for lobbying to stall climate policies and keep fossil fuel plants running.
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Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy. The US government is about to find out how much.
A new federal initiative will shed light on the opaque and rapidly growing cryptocurrency mining industry.
