Articles by Associate Editor Claire Elise Thompson

👋 Hi, everybody! This week marked the one year anniversary of Donald Trump taking office for the second time. As Grist has reported extensively, this year has been characterized by unprecedented attacks on climate science and rollbacks of climate policies, protections, and pots of money — not to mention the loss of hundreds of thousands of federal jobs. 

But the need to keep communities informed and safe hasn’t gone away, and in many places neither has the work — led by states, cities, organizations, and even individual people determined not to give up. In today’s newsletter, we’re looking at how some of those groups are finding new ways to continue their climate work, despite a lack of support from the federal government. 

We’ve also got news for you about the growth of renewable energy, state-level progress, and how climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics.

This post originally appeared in Grist’s weekly solutions newsletter, Looking Forward. Not on our list yet? Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Friday.  

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