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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![Great lawn in Central Park]()
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Parks combat summer heat. But not everyone has equal access.
A new study finds that parks in nonwhite, low-income communities are smaller and more crowded.
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The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?
For unavoidable plastic waste, there are no good options.
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![smokestack air pollution]()
![smokestack air pollution]()
This ‘solution’ to the plastic crisis is really just another way to burn fossil fuels
A new report says that "chemical recycling" isn’t recycling at all.
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The curse of ‘both-sidesism’: How climate denial skewed media coverage for 30 years
Study finds big newspapers -- including the NYT -- favored arguments against climate action.
