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.
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One state just banned reusable shopping bags to fight coronavirus
The move is a dramatic reversal of the recent trend of states and municipalities banning single-use plastic bags.
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Fact or fiction? Warmer weather slows down the coronavirus
Spring is here. Is relief on the way?
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Even coronavirus can’t stop Trump’s environmental rollbacks
What happens to environmental protection when a pandemic takes hold?
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As coronavirus infects markets, sustainable funds prove their mettle
COVID-19 is roiling global markets. Why are sustainable funds faring better than traditional investments?
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The key ingredient to surviving both coronavirus and climate change: our shared sense of humanity
We are faced with a crisis that may well be linked to environmental destruction. The question is: What will we do?
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As Amazon speeds up, a warehouse community braces for a deadly combo: air pollution and coronavirus
Ozone pollution and high asthma rates are poised to make COVID-19 exceptionally deadly in California's Inland Empire.
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Got a burning question about what coronavirus means for climate change?
What are you curious about?
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Puerto Rico faces another disaster: The coronavirus pandemic
The island’s health infrastructure has not yet recovered from Hurricane Maria and more recent environmental disasters.
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Will the pandemic derail the global climate talks?
Early cancellation by the U.K. could damage hopes of progress.
