Articles by Gautama Mehta
Gautama Mehta was the 2024-2025 environmental justice reporting fellow at Grist. He previously worked as a climate reporter at the Macon Telegraph in Georgia, general assignment reporter at the Biloxi Sun Herald in Mississippi, and reporting fellow at Coda Story. He was born in New York City and attended the University of Chicago.
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![Energy efficient flourescent replacement lightbulbs]()
![Energy efficient flourescent replacement lightbulbs]()
The lowly light bulb is the Biden administration’s latest climate-fighting tool
The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years.
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![Atomic plant Vogtle is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia.]()
![Atomic plant Vogtle is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia.]()
Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era
The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask.
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![Protest signs in front of machinery and materials at the site of the Line 3 pipeline]()
![Protest signs in front of machinery and materials at the site of the Line 3 pipeline]()
Why does the Squad oppose a bipartisan energy security bill?
Opponents say HR 1374 gives states a "blank check" to crack down on pipeline protesters.
