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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![Dark view of a factory with plume emitting from a chimney and cars parked in the parking lot.]()
![Dark view of a factory with plume emitting from a chimney and cars parked in the parking lot.]()
‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data
A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.
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![A worker sifts through cans in a blue tub]()
This Portland collective keeps the city clean — and helps unhoused people find stability
“There’s this stigma that if you’re homeless, then you’re useless. But collecting bottles and cans — it is work."
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![Aerial view of a parking lot with three cars parked. In between them are empty parking spaces with the text]()
The Senate just voted to block California’s gas car ban
Legal experts say Congress misused a federal law to do so, potentially “opening up a Pandora’s box it cannot close.”
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![Hand holding a cup as water from a faucet fills the cup.]()
The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.
Experts say it’s past time to regulate "forever chemicals" as a class.
