Articles by Samantha Larson

Samantha Larson is a science nerd, adventure enthusiast, and former Grist fellow. Follow her on Twitter.

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America’s favorite nut is bad for water, good for cows

U.S. almond demand has grown by more than 220 percent since 2005.

Samantha Larson Food and Agriculture
The U.S. firefighting budget is almost gone, but the forests are still burning

We're throwing so much money at fighting wildfires, there will be little left over for prevention.

Samantha Larson Politics
Don’t worry, Californians can paint their dead lawns green

Now that Californians can get fined $500-a-day for overwatering their lawns, businesses that paint lawns green are expanding.

Samantha Larson Culture
We’ve dug so many tunnels, future historians will think we were mole people

Tunnels, mines, and boreholes will permanently scar the Earth -- and could be a marker of the Anthropocene.

Samantha Larson Climate & Energy