Climate in the Time of Coronavirus
Grist is all about climate and environment, but for the moment, there’s a new most-pressing issue gripping the world: the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The way that humanity tackles this pandemic parallels how it might fight warming — there are stories of government preparedness, individual action, and transformative change. Grist is still all about climate and environment; today we are looking at them through a new, profound lens.
In This Series
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How one tiny country is beating the pandemic and climate change
One single death from COVID-19, and it's carbon-negative. What's up with Bhutan?
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US emissions fell by 10% last year — for the worst possible reasons
3 charts show 2020's historic drop in greenhouse gas pollution.
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What California’s farmworkers can teach us during a season of giving
For the children of farmworker volunteers, every food delivery gives them a chance to see love in action.
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Will COVID-19 give Santa Ana officials an excuse to ignore the city’s lead crisis?
The California attorney general says the city needs to collaborate with overburdened communities to address its dangerous lead contamination.
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Can the EPA reopen its offices safely? Its employees don’t think so.
More than 90 percent of EPA union employees indicated that they did not trust the agency to keep them safe.
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Smoke and COVID-19 drove us inside — but the air in there wants to kill you
The perils of breathing in 2020.
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How California’s farmworkers are banding together to survive the pandemic
“Everyone is at risk, and we continue to live in fear — but we have to learn how to survive this.”
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The EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.
The EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.
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How California can recover from wildfires without leaving its most vulnerable behind
A new study has found that California’s disaster response excludes at-risk communities.
