Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
Joseph Winters was previously a staff writer at Grist covering plastics, corporate sustainability commitments, and carbon markets, among other topics. He previously worked as a production assistant at the radio show Living on Earth and as an intern at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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![digital collage of a factory with smokestacks being separated horizontally by a zipper from three one-hundred dollar bills]()
How to ‘decouple’ emissions from economic growth? These economists say you can’t.
At least, not fast enough to reach international climate targets.
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![Blue box full of plastic and paper]()
![Blue box full of plastic and paper]()
Petrochemical companies have known for 40 years that plastics recycling wouldn’t work
New documents show how they promoted it anyway.
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1 in 5 UN-tracked migratory species at risk of extinction
A new report highlights solutions that would also address climate change.
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Chemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018
The resulting costs to society could be as high as $8 billion.
