Articles by Associate Editor Claire Elise Thompson
Claire Elise Thompson is an associate editor at Grist, and the writer of the weekly solutions newsletter, Looking Forward. She has been at Grist since 2018, focusing on telling stories about climate solutions and the people leading them. She was a 2022 MJ Bear fellow with the Online News Association and participated in the inaugural Climate Beacons Newsroom Initiative with the Solutions Journalism Network. She is based in Seattle.
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Learning more from Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later
This week, on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we’re looking at some of the lessons the storm left us with — and what we’re still learning.
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![A birds-eye view of a crowded crosswalk in New York City.]()
![A birds-eye view of a crowded crosswalk in New York City.]()
What’s your walkability score?
This week, we’re exploring how the built environment influences the ways we move around — and what that means for both the climate and our personal well-being.
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Welcome to the first issue of the new Looking Forward newsletter!
This week, we’re covering the community side of disaster resilience — plus other climate solutions news.
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![Collage of Capitol building, snippets of dollar bills, and photos of climate-related work]()
![Collage of Capitol building, snippets of dollar bills, and photos of climate-related work]()
A lot of work has been lost due to federal cuts. A lot of work is still to come.
Documenting what the Trump administration’s funding cuts and deregulation mean for communities — and what comes next.
