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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![A worker from the Danish firm ReSea Project collecting plastic waste in Indonesia, home to some of the world's most polluted waters.]()
![A worker from the Danish firm ReSea Project collecting plastic waste in Indonesia, home to some of the world's most polluted waters.]()
UN calls on governments to reduce, reuse, recycle — for real this time
But advocates argue the new report doesn’t focus enough on curbing plastic use.
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![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
What does climate change have to do with the debt ceiling crisis?
A barrage of climate disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.
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![Surfers walk along a shrinking beach in San Clemente, California, south of Los Angeles.]()
![Surfers walk along a shrinking beach in San Clemente, California, south of Los Angeles.]()
As California attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ coastal homeowners sue to stay
A legal battle in Half Moon Bay could derail the state's climate adaptation push.
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![a line of four houses reflected into a body of water]()
![a line of four houses reflected into a body of water]()
The little-known Nevada company making millions off the Western water shortage
A small Nevada company spent decades buying water. As the West dries up, it’s cashing out.
