Kate Yoder is a Senior Staff Writer at Grist. She focuses on climate change, energy policy, and sustainability, exploring the intersections of language, history, and culture within these critical themes. Kate's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including Salon Media Group, WIRED, and Mother Jones.
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Kate Yoder's coverage is primarily focused on climate change, with an emphasis on scientific and policy-related aspects. She frequently cites data and government announcements, indicating a preference for fact-based reporting and insights from official sources.
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Oil companies face new legal challenges, such as a recent suit for wrongful death, and older cases that are creeping toward trial.
By: Kate Yoder
Climate change might not be a top priority for voters, but keeping quiet about it might backfire.
Oil companies face new legal challenges, such as a recent suit for wrongful death, and older cases that are creeping toward trial.
By: Kate Yoder
As lawsuits near trial, oil companies race to win immunity in statehouses and Congress.
Matthew LaPlante doesn't have to go to a lab to see his research in action. On some mornings, he can just look out his own window in the mountains high above Salt Lake City.
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
And this year, it's brought about wildfire havoc in the American West. Grist/Getty Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs.
By: Kate Yoder
This story was originally published by Grist. Matthew LaPlante doesn’t have to go to a lab to see his research in action. On some mornings, he can just look out his own window in the mountains high above Salt Lake City. After a warm night when the temperature stays above freezing, he’ll wake up and […]
By: Michael Barnard, John Vaillant, Nick Ferris, Denise Chow, Lydia DePillis, Peter Gleick, Kate Yoder, Ella Gilbert, Grace Van Deelen, Emily Atkin, John Lang, Issam Ahmed, Antonia Scatton, Rebecca Lowy, Andy Beckett, Doug Bostrom, Marc Kodack
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 9, 2026 thru Sat, August 15, 2026.
By: Kate Yoder
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
