Articles by Staff Writer Jake Bittle
Jake Bittle is a staff writer at Grist who covers climate impacts and adaptation. His book about climate migration, "The Great Displacement," is published by Simon & Schuster.
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![Floodwater surrounds a home on August 31, 2021 in Barataria, Louisiana after Hurricane Ida.]()
![Floodwater surrounds a home on August 31, 2021 in Barataria, Louisiana after Hurricane Ida.]()
FEMA is being sued for making flood insurance too expensive — and too cheap
As Congress delays reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program faces dueling lawsuits.
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![A jogger runs along The Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, adjacent to a partially flooded East Bay Street.]()
![A jogger runs along The Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, adjacent to a partially flooded East Bay Street.]()
FEMA rolls out climate adaptation loans for small and overlooked communities
The federal disaster relief agency has taken heat for steering past resilience funds to whiter, wealthier areas.
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![A hiker finishes her hike early to beat high temperatures on Monday, July 10, 2023 in Phoenix. The city experienced 110 degree F temperatures for a month straight this summer.]()
![A hiker finishes her hike early to beat high temperatures on Monday, July 10, 2023 in Phoenix. The city experienced 110 degree F temperatures for a month straight this summer.]()
The end of summer vacation
With scorching temperatures, are we losing our ability to have fun in the sun?
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Forget eco-activists: This climate novel stars an oil industry shill
Lydia Kiesling’s ‘Mobility’ follows Bunny Glenn, a millennial who ends up on the dark side.
