Articles by Senior Staff Writer Naveena Sadasivam
Naveena Sadasivam is an investigative journalist and editor at Grist covering the oil and gas industry and climate change. She previously worked at the Texas Observer, Inside Climate News, and ProPublica, and has won accolades from the Society of Environmental Journalists, Society of Professional Journalists, Online News Association, and the Radio Television Digital News Association. She is interested in stories about the fossil fuel industry, toxic chemicals, and environmental justice.
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Study: Lead exposure killed more than 5 million people in just one year
Contamination from battery recyclers, tainted cookware, and fertilizers could be contributing to the health crisis.
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Ken Paxton may be impeached, but his anti-environment legacy will live on
Opponents call the embattled Texas attorney general’s tenure “a disaster for Texas’ air, water, and climate.”
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A tropical storm in California? Warmer waters and El Niño made it possible.
Tropical Storm Hilary adds to the lengthy list of climate-fueled disasters this summer.
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For the first time in a century, the US is raising fees for drilling on federal lands
The Biden administration's new proposal makes drilling for oil on public lands a lot more expensive.
