Articles by Senior Staff Writer Kate Yoder
Kate Yoder is a senior staff writer covering climate change through the lens of language, culture, and history. Her work has received a FOLIO: Eddie & Ozzie Award and a SEAL Environmental Journalism Award for bringing fresh perspective and social relevance to environmental issues. She has been at Grist since 2015 and is based in Seattle.
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![A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.]()
![A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.]()
New documents show oil executives promoted natural gas as green — but knew it wasn’t
It's the first evidence of an oil company acknowledging that gas wasn't as climate-friendly as promised.
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![Back view photo of person holding protest sign that reads 'I hate commuting']()
![Back view photo of person holding protest sign that reads 'I hate commuting']()
The problem with forcing people back to the office? All the carbon emissions.
Return-to-office mandates could be getting in the way of companies' climate goals.
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![Photo of white coral disintegrating in the ocean]()
![Photo of white coral disintegrating in the ocean]()
Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people.
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![Biden wears sunglasses at a podium marked Earth Day 2024]()
![Biden wears sunglasses at a podium marked Earth Day 2024]()
The American Climate Corps is now hiring
The Biden administration aims to sign up 20,000 people in the program's first year.
