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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Does city living spread coronavirus? It’s complicated.
"We have to make a distinction between density and overcrowding."
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Texas relaxed environmental enforcement during the pandemic, state data show
A Grist analysis found that Texas pursued 20 percent fewer violations of environmental laws after its stay-at-home order, compared to 2019.
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What lockdown? Traffic returns, and so do carbon emissions
It's almost like the pandemic never happened.
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Trump trashes 50-year-old environmental law, blames coronavirus
Pollution-burdened communities have long leveraged NEPA as a defense mechanism to protect their health and the environment.
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What is up with Uber destroying tens of thousands of perfectly good e-bikes?
The decision to destroy the bikes, rather than donate or sell them, elicited bafflement, anger, and disappointment from cycling advocates.
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Deforestation, oil spills, and coronavirus: Crises converge in the Amazon
Indigenous nations in the Amazon have seen an estimated 2,278 positive cases and 504 deaths, suggesting a sobering mortality rate.
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Coronavirus put millions out of work. A 21st-century climate corps could be the answer.
Tens of millions of Americans lost their jobs in recent months, and ending shelter in place orders won’t bring them all back anytime soon.
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As ‘normal’ crumbles, young people are turning their grief into action
Psychologist and climate activist Margaret Klein Salamon says young people face a choice: transform or collapse.
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Coronavirus is coming for wildland firefighters. They’re not ready.
Coronavirus is coming for wildland firefighters. They’re not ready.
