Articles by Staff Writer Jake Bittle
Jake Bittle is a staff writer at Grist, covering climate change, energy, and natural disasters. He is the author of The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration. He is writing a book about Kern County, California, and is currently a New America fellow.
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![Waves crash over a broken pier as people watch from a seawall during Tropical Storm Henri in New London, Connecticut, in August of 2021.]()
![Waves crash over a broken pier as people watch from a seawall during Tropical Storm Henri in New London, Connecticut, in August of 2021.]()
Connecticut wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil fuel projects
A new bill could impose a fee on any company insuring a fossil fuel project in the state.
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![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
![The remains of a charred pole hang from power lines in the aftermath of the Smokehouse Creek fire near Canadian, Texas. The fire burned more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle, killing at least two people.]()
In Texas, as in California, big fires lead to big lawsuits
Electric utility Xcel is facing several lawsuits over its role in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, highlighting a growing threat to power providers.
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![Glen Canyon Dam holds back water to create the Lake Powell reservoir. The dam divides the river's Upper Basin from its Lower Basin.]()
![Glen Canyon Dam holds back water to create the Lake Powell reservoir. The dam divides the river's Upper Basin from its Lower Basin.]()
States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election
Landmark agreements would cut big states’ water usage for decades and deliver water to the Navajo Nation.
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How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain
Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter.
