Articles by Senior Staff Writer Matt Simon
Matt Simon is a senior writer at Grist, covering climate solutions. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at Wired magazine. He’s the author of three books, most recently A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.


All Articles
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California’s Park Fire is spawning its own smoke thunderclouds
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds might offer a terrifying peek at the future of wildfires.
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Earth just sweltered through the hottest day ever recorded
And 2024 is on track to be the hottest year, too.
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The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat
Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.
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The $1.7 billion bet on American-made EVs, explained by the Secretary of Energy
Jennifer Granholm tells Grist why the Biden administration is paying to convert auto plants into ones that can churn out EVs.