Articles by Ben Adler
Ben Adler covers environmental policy and politics for Grist, with a focus on climate change, energy, and cities. When he isn't contemplating the world's end, he also writes about architecture and media. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Obama squanders opportunity to clean up smog and fight climate change
The EPA just tightened its rule on ozone pollution, but not nearly enough.
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The Democratic debates should put a big focus on climate change — here’s why
Activists are pushing to make climate a major topic in the Democratic primary debates, and that's a great idea for a number of reasons.
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China’s climate action plan is pushing Brazil and other big developing countries to step up
Brazil is now the first major developing country to pledge absolute reductions in emissions -- and for that, you can thank China.
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What’s next after Keystone? Fighting fossil fuel extraction on public lands
With the battle against the Keystone XL pipeline expected to be over soon, climate activists are pivoting to their next campaign.
