Articles by Chad Small
Chad Small is a freelance environmental and data journalist. He is a third-year PhD student in Atmospheric and Climate Science at the University of Washington, researching how information about tropical phenomena can improve our understanding of extreme rainfall and flooding events. He is a former data reporting fellow at Grist and climate change editorial fellow at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He is currently the 2025 AAAS Mass Media fellow with Inside Climate News.
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Europe’s new heat wave is going to be expensive
Both for the people and, potentially, for the planet
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Green energy jobs are on the rise as fossil fuel companies lose workers
At least in terms of the job market, 2021 was a good year for renewable energy.
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Study links ‘forever chemicals’ to high blood pressure in middle-aged women
In response, the EPA released stricter standards for PFAS levels in drinking water.
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Feedback loops: How the ‘greening’ of the Alps could lead to more warming
Climate change can manifest as more than snow cover loss, a new study finds.
