Articles by Reporter Emily Pontecorvo

Emily Pontecorvo is a reporter at Grist

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What if net-zero isn’t enough? Inside the push to ‘restore’ the climate.

They’re ready to talk about carbon removal. Are you?

Emily Pontecorvo Culture
New York’s $226 billion retirement fund will pull out of fossil fuels

The nation's third-largest pension fund will withdraw investments from companies that aren't prepared to survive in a low-carbon economy.

Emily Pontecorvo Science
Most of America’s dirty power plants will be ready to retire by 2035

Shutting down the nation’s fossil fuel–burning power plants in the next 15 years wouldn't be as economically risky as previously thought, a new study shows.

Emily Pontecorvo Energy
Why did EPA air monitors fail to detect an oil refinery explosion?

And what else are they missing?

Emily Pontecorvo Equity