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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![President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025, in New York City.]()
![President Donald Trump speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025, in New York City.]()
Trump just took his most dramatic step yet against global climate action
Unlike the Paris Agreement, Trump’s withdrawal from a bedrock U.N. climate treaty may be difficult to reverse.
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![A man holds a placard showing President Donald Trump drinking from a barrel of oil during a protest outside the American embassy in Madrid. Trump has justified his abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by claiming the United States will help tap Venezuela's oil reserves.]()
![A man holds a placard showing President Donald Trump drinking from a barrel of oil during a protest outside the American embassy in Madrid. Trump has justified his abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by claiming the United States will help tap Venezuela's oil reserves.]()
Trump says he’ll unleash Venezuela’s oil. But who wants it?
As oil prices fall and demand nears a peak, exploiting Venezuela’s heavy crude reserves won’t be as easy as Trump thinks.
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![A man holds onto a rope attached to a tree felled on the beach in Suriname]()
![A man holds onto a rope attached to a tree felled on the beach in Suriname]()
Why one of the world’s greenest countries is betting its future on oil
The rainforest nation of Suriname says it can build an oil industry without harming the planet. Is it climate pragmatism — or wishful thinking?
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![The Lake Borgne Surge Barrier straddles wetlands near New Orleans, Louisiana. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the barrier after Hurricane Katrina to protect the city from storm surge.]()
![The Lake Borgne Surge Barrier straddles wetlands near New Orleans, Louisiana. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the barrier after Hurricane Katrina to protect the city from storm surge.]()
20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’ levees are sinking and short on money
The city’s $14 billion flood system faces new threats from climate change, land subsidence, and Trump budget cuts.
