Kate Yoder
Grist
Seattle, WA, United States
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Past articles by Kate:
How Washington raised $300 million for climate action from polluters
The funds come from the state's first "cap-and-invest" auction. → Read More
A looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming
The weather pattern might push Earth into unprecedented territory next year. → Read More
Why are BP, Shell, and Exxon suddenly backing off their climate promises?
As oil giants rake in record-breaking profits, they have begun tapping the breaks on much-publicized initiatives. → Read More
How the Supreme Court could finally force Big Oil to face trial
Dozens of lawsuits alleging that oil giants deceived the public are in limbo. → Read More
‘The Deluge’ is a climate nightmare — and it’s based on reality
Stephen Markley explains how he wrote a dystopia that feels a little too real. → Read More
Utilities use customer dollars to pay for lobbying. Lawmakers could stop it.
A report outlines how to rein in corruption and carbon emissions from utilities. → Read More
What 5,000-year-old skeletons tell us about living with climate change
Collapse isn’t inevitable. New research shows that nimble, cooperative societies adapted best to rapid shifts. → Read More
Exxon's models predicting climate change were spot on — 40 years ago
A new study finds that Exxon’s projections were as good as any academic's. → Read More
Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works.
The new system follows in California’s footsteps — except when it doesn’t. → Read More
Climate activists’ new, confrontational tactics aren’t popular. That’s kind of the point.
You're not supposed to approve when people throw soup on a van Gogh. → Read More
Heatflation, overshoot, soup throwers: Grist’s picks for words of the year
There was so much going on in 2022, the language had some serious catching up to do. → Read More
Report: A hotter, wetter Arctic spells trouble for everyone
The planet's "refrigerator" is breaking, scientists warn. → Read More
The fossil fuel origins of 'gaslighting'
Merriam-Webster's word of the year is all about deception. → Read More
How the saintly Prius fueled Republicans' love for gas-guzzlers
Herschel Walker defended polluting cars. There's a story behind that. → Read More
It’s not just Coca-Cola: Corporations have co-opted the UN climate talks
COP27 is covered with logos. But that's just the start of companies' influence. → Read More
Starved of new talent: Young people are steering clear of oil jobs
Who wants to work for the brands that brought you climate change? → Read More
Study: Climate anxiety is spreading all over the planet
The broadest look yet shows it's not just a Western worry. → Read More
Chevron’s commercials just got the ‘Don’t Look Up’ treatment
What do cute babies and frolicking elephants have to do with oil? Exactly. → Read More
‘It makes climate change real’: 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. → Read More
‘Nature-rinsing’: How polluters use the beauty of nature to clean up their image
Ever wonder why ads show SUVs dashing through the forest? → Read More