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Kate is a writer for Grist

25 Articles

When the climate movement still talked about polar bears

Global warming has moved from the North Pole to your backyard — and so did its symbols.
Race Against Climate Change
News | August 11th 2023

The next five years may be the hottest yet

El Niño could push global temperatures past the 1.5 C tipping point, the World Meteorological Organization warns.
Race Against Climate Change
News | June 7th 2023

Even a small increase in pollution raises risk for dementia

A new analysis is the most comprehensive look yet at the link between the neurological condition and exposure to PM2.5 — fine particles that are 2.5 microns wide or less released by wildfires, traffic, power plants, and other sources.
Race Against Climate Change
News | April 19th 2023

How carbon emissions got rebranded as ‘pollution’

California activists paved the way for defining climate change as an air pollution problem. Now it's federal law.
Race Against Climate Change
News | October 11th 2022

Don’t think of it as summer. Think of it as the ‘danger season’

Hurricanes, heat waves, fires, smoke, drought: Is it time to stop sugar-coating summer?
Race Against Climate Change
News | June 15th 2022

How the oil industry cast climate policy as an economic burden

In the past, the price of failing to address climate change seemed theoretical, decades down the line. Today, we’ve already begun paying for it.
Race Against Climate Change
News, US News, Energy | April 13th 2022

Greenwashing for Big Oil? There’s an awards show for that

Winning awards is usually considered a good thing. There are, however, various tongue-in-cheek honours that are more about mocking their recipients than celebrating their work.
Race Against Climate Change
News | March 15th 2022

What counts as a heat wave? It's a matter of life and death

Blistering temperatures are redefining what's considered "really hot."
Race Against Climate Change
News | July 20th 2021

Want Republicans to care about climate change? You've got to speak their language

A threat to "freedom"? How a new study changed minds in the real world.
Race Against Climate Change
News, US News, Politics | June 25th 2021

During wildfires and hurricanes, a language gap can be deadly

The importance of translating emergency warnings is often a lesson learned too late.
News | June 21st 2021
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