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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![A smoggy street in New Delhi]()
![A smoggy street in New Delhi]()
Air pollution takes away billions of years of life expectancy — and many countries aren’t doing enough about it
Researchers say polluted air is the “greatest risk to global health."
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![The Port of Seattle along the Duwamish River in Seattle.]()
![The Port of Seattle along the Duwamish River in Seattle.]()
EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river
A proposal from the agency has raised environmental justice concerns among residents of the Duwamish Valley.
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![A car is submerged in water due to Tropical Storm Henri]()
![A car is submerged in water due to Tropical Storm Henri]()
North America’s very wet weekend bears the fingerprints of climate change
From Tropical Storm Henri to floods in Tennessee, here’s how rising temperatures are linked to extreme weather.
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![An oil refinery billows smoke.]()
![An oil refinery billows smoke.]()
A new scorecard ranked companies on environmental racism. Guess who came in last?
ExxonMobil and other oil companies got negative scores for polluting nonwhite communities.
