Articles by Reporter Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey is a Grist reporter covering the intersection of climate change, policy, politics, and culture. She was previously the 2024-2025 climate news reporting fellow at Grist, and a 2025-2026 reporting fellow on the New York Times climate desk. Her work has also appeared in The Nation, The Japan Times, Atmos and others, and she has made guest appearances on PBS Newsweekend, Radiolab, and The Weather Channel.
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Technofossils: How future archeologists will study our everyday objects
Humans have littered Earth with a mind-boggling array of objects that will last millions of years. From plastic bags to entire cities, what will those fossils reveal about us?
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How do you survive the end of the world? Oscar-nominated ‘Flow’ offers an answer — through the eyes of a cat
An indie animated movie from Latvia with no humans or dialogue might be the best climate movie of the year.
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![An illustration of a Japanese street with many restaurants and a vegan restaurant in the center]()
In meat- and fish-loving Japan, veganism is making a comeback
Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and pork ramen.
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Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record hot streak
A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why.
