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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![Image of the colorado river with a cutout of the Colorado River upside down and superimposed over it]()
![Image of the colorado river with a cutout of the Colorado River upside down and superimposed over it]()
The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now.
The Interior Department must force seven bickering states to agree on drastic water cuts — after the driest winter in decades.
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![The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, DC.]()
![The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, DC.]()
Despite court order, a critical FEMA program remains frozen
Months after a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore climate adaptation grants, FEMA insiders say the agency hasn’t budged.
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![A person walks through a flooded street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April of 2023, following a historic rainstorm. Florida has invested more than $1 billion in projects that adapt to flooding and sea level rise.]()
![A person walks through a flooded street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April of 2023, following a historic rainstorm. Florida has invested more than $1 billion in projects that adapt to flooding and sea level rise.]()
A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge
Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
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![President Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin stand in front of a podium at the White House]()
![President Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin stand in front of a podium at the White House]()
Trump just killed the EPA’s ability to fight climate change. It may backfire.
The EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil companies — if it survives in court.
