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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![Illustration of potatoes underground surrounded by PFAS]()
![Illustration of potatoes underground surrounded by PFAS]()
How plants could help us detect, and even destroy, dangerous ‘forever chemicals’
Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through the environment — and what farmers and landowners can do about it.
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![Illustration of benches along park path with buildings in background]()
![Illustration of benches along park path with buildings in background]()
How a 1.3-mile stretch of street became a much-needed park space in Queens, New York
“What started out as a necessity during the pandemic has really evolved into an incredible place that brings people together."
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![Illustration of two people holding clipboards surrounded by lush foliage and palm trees]()
![Illustration of two people holding clipboards surrounded by lush foliage and palm trees]()
How maps can help save lives in the face of climate disasters
Writer Maddy Crowell explores the effort to create up-to-date digital maps in parts of the world where they don’t exist — as a means of preparing for an uncertain future.
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![Book cover for A Psalm for the Wild-Built]()
![Book cover for A Psalm for the Wild-Built]()
‘For anybody who could use a break’: A Q&A with sci-fi author Becky Chambers
What climate lessons can we learn from a pair of cozy solarpunk novellas?
