Articles by Staff Writer Zoya Teirstein


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Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA’s is even worse.
Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of "cars, metal pipes, plastics."
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Joe Biden was America’s first climate president. Did it matter?
The outgoing Democrat’s climate agenda was a surprising success — and a cautionary tale.
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A state of emergency
Hello, and welcome to the last issue of Grist’s special series on how climate disasters are shaping elections. I’m Zoya Teirstein. I was at an election night watch party in Asheville, North Carolina, last week when it became clear that Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to victory had become impossibly narrow. On the drive back […]
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What Election Day looked like for voters in hurricane-battered communities across Florida and North Carolina
Voters showed up in droves to cast their ballots, navigating last-minute polling changes spurred by hurricanes Helene and Milton.