Clayton Aldern
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Seattle, WA, United States
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How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air Act
Oxbow Calcining spent years running from clean air rules. New evidence suggests it bent the law until it broke. → Read More
The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect wild places. What went wrong in Alaska's Tongass National Forest? → Read More
A new environmental justice tool disregards race. We put it back in.
A Grist analysis shows how the ‘race-neutral’ Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool can still prioritize communities of color. → Read More
How New Mexico abandoned 1,000 oil and gas wells overnight
The state now claims it has more than 1,700 abandoned oil and gas wells that will cost $290 million to clean up. → Read More
What happened to Trump’s 200+ environmental rollbacks?
Biden vowed to undo Trump’s toxic legacy. We’re tracking his progress. → Read More
The progress (and failures) of COP26, in 3 charts
Here’s a look at the three major gaps in international progress on climate change going into COP26, and where they stand now. → Read More
California’s dirty little secret: Oil wells in the backyard
Even Texas and Wyoming do a better job protecting communities from oil and gas drilling. → Read More
Has Fannie Mae's $95 billion in green bonds made anything greener?
Despite $95B investment, it's unclear whether or not Fannie Mae’s green bonds program is driving decarbonization and efficiency improvements. → Read More
The truth about Bitcoin’s energy use
Do cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin amount to climate arson or a clean-energy boon? The truth is complicated. → Read More
What do NFTs mean for art? And for the Earth?
Yes, the latest crypto craze uses the same dirty blockchains. There’s a better way. → Read More
Waves of Abandonment
A looming wave of abandoned wells threatens to leave taxpayers in Texas and New Mexico on the hook for almost $1 billion in cleanup. (via @grist & @texasobserver) → Read More
Can Reddit do for clean energy what it did for GameStop?
Buckle up, baby! We're talking stocks, shorts, and nihilism. → Read More
How Donald Trump mastered the art of repeal
Illustrating Trump’s toxic legacy — and Biden’s daunting task ahead → Read More
In the midst of a pandemic, ‘home’ takes on new importance
My mother recently began painting houses. Little homes; on canvas, I mean. → Read More
We’re running out of time to flatten the curve — for climate change
If any image has singularly captured the public’s attention during the coronavirus pandemic, it has been The Curve. The graph charts the incidence of new cases — and by extension, the use of hospital resources. The rush to flatten its peak ensures health care systems won’t be overwhelmed by a deluge of COVID-19 patients. As environmentalists strive to draw lessons from the coronavirus response,… → Read More
We broke down the last decade of climate change in 7 charts
Where did the past 10 years get us? These seven charts below begin to hint at an answer to that question. → Read More
Clayton Aldern
Clayton Aldern Clayton Aldern is a senior fellow at Grist. → Read More
Big countries are still waiting to ratify the Paris climate deal. What’s the holdup?
From D.C. to Delhi, there’s a lot of politics going on behind the scenes. → Read More
Top climate leader wants to be U.N.’s head honcho
United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres is preparing to run for secretary-general. → Read More
Post-Brexit, U.K. favorite for prime minister is Trump-Lite on climate change
Former London Mayor Boris Johnson isn’t exactly a climate denier. But he’s something. → Read More