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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![Photo of gas station price board with regular gasoline at 6.19 per gallon]()
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The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?
As the oil crisis deepens across the globe, households and industries are using less fossil fuel — maybe permanently.
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![hand holding remote to a mini split heat/ac unit with red and blue squares on top]()
![hand holding remote to a mini split heat/ac unit with red and blue squares on top]()
Democrats used to back energy-saving plans. Now they’re wavering.
Why are politicians from both parties targeting measures that have saved Americans trillions of dollars?
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![Photo of someone holding a grocery receipt over a cart full of food]()
The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’
A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.
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![Woman wearing a green shirt and a baseball hat holds wire fencing in front of solar panels]()
![Woman wearing a green shirt and a baseball hat holds wire fencing in front of solar panels]()
The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming
Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.
