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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The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough
Scientists say it will take more than early warning systems and cooling centers to keep people safe.
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![A vintage photograph of women from the 1970s wearing polyester outfits. Their faces are covered by cut outs of clothing wash instructions. The entire scene is inside of a phone outline]()
![A vintage photograph of women from the 1970s wearing polyester outfits. Their faces are covered by cut outs of clothing wash instructions. The entire scene is inside of a phone outline]()
Gen Z is using ‘polyester’ as an insult. It’s actually a throwback.
Here's how the fabric went from a "miracle" fiber to TikTok slang for fake.
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‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem
Tech billionaires say they want to make life better on Earth. Here's what they're not talking about.
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Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
