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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US companies are on the cusp of big climate solutions. Thank the government.
The Department of Energy’s moonshot funding program is working. President Trump seems inclined to keep it.
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![Residents inspect the damage amid debris and destroyed homes a day after a tornado ripped through Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 28, 2026.]()
Extreme weather is changing how Americans see the world
A Gallup survey finds that disaster victims are more likely to feel that the future is out of their hands.
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Reimagining a power plant
This week, we’re exploring a New England project that’s breathing new life into the site of a former coal plant.
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It’s official: Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal
New federal data shows that AI demand helped push U.S. power sector emissions up last year.
