Kate Yoder
About Kate Yoder
Kate is a writer for Grist
Not all climate policies are created equal, new study shows
Of the 1,500 policies in 41 countries, researchers found only a small fraction actually had impact — and usually as part of a larger strategy that included multiple angles of attack.
Research shows that we should call climate change what it is
A new study demonstrates that intensifiers such as "crisis" or "emergency" or novel new phrases such as "global boiling" aren't helpful in motivating people to get worried about the issue — in most cases, they already are.
Politicians don’t get how popular climate action is. That’s a problem
Politicians are often fed misleading information by corporate interests that oppose strong climate action, which masks the often overwhelming support of voters for key climate policies.
Barbara Kingsolver on climate change: ‘Words are what I have to offer’
The novelist explains why she wrote a pledge for the American Climate Corps.
The American Climate Corps officially kicks off
This month, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to help guide the country toward a cleaner future.
The problem with ordering people back to the office
When office workers stopped working in offices in 2020, trading their cubicles for living room couches during COVID-19 lockdowns, many began questioning those hours they had spent commuting to work.
Taking Big Oil to court for climate homicide isn’t that far-fetched
A paper published in Harvard Environmental Law Review argues fossil fuel companies have been “killing members of the public at an accelerating rate.” It says oil giants’ awareness their pollution could have lethal consequences solidly fits within the definition of homicide.
Elizabeth Kolbert wants us to rethink the climate change stories we tell
In the environmental journalist's new book, "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z.
Florida is about to scrub climate change from most of its laws
The state is spending big on adapting to sea level rise, but Republicans don't want to name the cause.
Big Oil faces a slew of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial
Industry representatives have characterized the lawsuits as a “waste of taxpayer resources” and contended that climate change should be addressed by Congress, not the courts.