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.
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Utilities may soon pay you to help support a greener grid
Electricity usually runs one way, but EV and large home batteries could provide a vast network of backup energy to draw on.
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This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
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Droughts are getting worse. Is fog-farming a fix?
Tapping low-hanging clouds could be a cheap way to boost dwindling water supplies, according to new research.
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Trump’s budget cuts could kill your local weather forecast — and put you in danger
DOGE has its sights on NOAA and the National Weather Service. Gutting them could imperil millions and cost billions.
