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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After the Texas floods, when is the right time to ask what went wrong?
The rare window to ask tough questions opens after a disaster. Too often, it closes before accurate answers can emerge.
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Trump’s EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change
The decision could have far-reaching consequences — including for the fossil fuel industry, which may find itself exposed to a flood of new litigation.
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![PLAINFIELD, NJ - JUL 15: A view of flooded streets as Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for New Jersey as considerable rain fell the evening of July 14 with more expected as the night progresses in Plainfield in New Jersey, United States on July 15, 2025.]()
![PLAINFIELD, NJ - JUL 15: A view of flooded streets as Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency for New Jersey as considerable rain fell the evening of July 14 with more expected as the night progresses in Plainfield in New Jersey, United States on July 15, 2025.]()
The surprising reasons floods and other disasters are deadlier at night
It’s not just that it’s dark and people are asleep. Urban sprawl, confirmation bias, and other factors can play a role.
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![A colorful gradient-filled image of the United States with a warm-colored bar on the bottom in the same gradient. The image moves and slowly fades away, representing the concept of climate data erasure]()
![A colorful gradient-filled image of the United States with a warm-colored bar on the bottom in the same gradient. The image moves and slowly fades away, representing the concept of climate data erasure]()
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
