Articles by Siri Chilukuri
Siri Chilukuri is a journalist based in Chicago who covers culture, labor, and climate change. She's a former Grist reporting fellow in environmental justice.
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![A wastewater treatment plant which consists of a domed building next to a rectangular pool of water.]()
![A wastewater treatment plant which consists of a domed building next to a rectangular pool of water.]()
An unexpected source of methane? Your local sewage plant.
A new study says the plants emit twice as much methane as previously thought.
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![Steps leading to a home with sewage and wastewater in the yard directly below]()
![Steps leading to a home with sewage and wastewater in the yard directly below]()
An Alabama clean water fund discriminated against Black communities, complaint alleges
The state is accused of making access to federal dollars so hard that the people who needed it most got nothing.
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![Collage: black and white photos of a hand holding a megaphone; an election ballot envelope; a woman holding a microphone at a podium; and planet Earth on top of a green solid background]()
![Collage: black and white photos of a hand holding a megaphone; an election ballot envelope; a woman holding a microphone at a podium; and planet Earth on top of a green solid background]()
From New York to Texas, climate candidates are gaining momentum in local races
If successful, this new crop of activists-turned-politicians could affect climate action from state to local levels.
