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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To get coronavirus bailout money, the government is forcing airlines to fly ‘ghost planes’
None of the passengers, tons of emissions: 'Ghost flights' are taking off all over the U.S.
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How will Earth Day celebrate its 50th birthday? Not as planned.
In the middle of a pandemic, the landmark anniversary is getting a digital makeover.
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Oakland opened up 74 miles of city streets to pedestrians and cyclists
Oakland’s “slow streets” initiative sets aside up to 10 percent of the city’s streets for recreation.
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From New York to Saipan, one family weathers coronavirus
It was bad enough when Super Typhoon Yutu struck my childhood home of Saipan. Now the coronavirus is reviving that trauma.
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Coronavirus has wiped out 106,000 clean energy jobs so far. Can the US get them back?
Half a million clean energy workers could lose their jobs by the end of June, according to a new analysis.
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Environmental groups sue EPA over ‘reckless’ response to coronavirus
"We will not let this outrageous order stand."
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‘We will disappear as an industry’: Texas considers a last-ditch effort to save oil producers
At a hearing on Tuesday, Texas formally considered statewide cuts in oil production for the first time since the 1970s.
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Is waging ‘war’ the only way to take on the coronavirus?
Why public discourse seems to get stuck fighting everything.
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How to help your neighbors when a pandemic hits? Exhibit A: Museums.
"All of this pain and suffering will force us all to ask very difficult questions about who we are."
