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Would You Pay $49 a Month to Drink Recycled Wastewater?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. One day, you’ll appreciate drinking...

28.02.2026 10

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

Wildfire Smoke is Killing Tens of Thousands of Americans Every Year

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Wildfire smoke is an emerging...

07.01.2026 10

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

This Pig’s Bacon Was Delicious—and She’s Alive and Well

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. I’m eating Dawn the Yorkshire pig...

24.11.2025 3

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

A Surprisingly Powerful Tool to Make Cities More Livable

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If you’ve spent any time on a...

23.11.2025 9

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

Jamaica Cowers as Category 5 Melissa Bears Down, Supercharged by Warming Seas

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. History is unfolding in the...

28.10.2025 4

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

Scientists Warn Planet Has Passed “Tipping Point” as Warm-Water Coral Reefs Die

Coral ecosystems support a quarter of marine species. Scientists say a clean energy transition can save remaining reefs.

14.10.2025 4

Truthout

Matt Simon

The Oceans Act as a Toilet That Flushes Carbon Waste. Marine Heatwaves Are Clogging It Up.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The planet would be a whole lot...

12.10.2025 4

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

New Study Estimates Wildfire Smoke Will Soon Kill 71,000 Americans Each Year

Wildfire smoke already kills an estimated 40,000 annually, the same number that die in car crashes.

20.09.2025 5

Truthout

Matt Simon

Antarctica Is in Extreme Peril

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Seen from space, Antarctica looks...

30.08.2025 6

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

The Tiny Ocean Organisms That Could Help the Climate in a Big Way

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Some of the littlest organisms in...

24.08.2025 10

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

Installing Heat Pumps in Factories Could Save $1.5 Trillion—and 77,000 Lives

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For several years now, heat pumps...

20.08.2025 5

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

Arctic Ecosystems Are Falling Apart Under Strain of Warming Climate

Arctic environments are entering dangerous feedback loops that accelerate the climate crisis.

02.08.2025 6

Truthout

Matt Simon

A “mosh pit of molecules” is trapping heat over much of the US right now

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. From Texas clear to Georgia, from the...

23.07.2025 10

Vox

Matt Simon

As Nations Lag on Climate Action, Cities Across the World Step Up

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Your city is probably fighting...

08.07.2025 6

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

A Federal Program to Protect US Cities Against Extreme Heat Has Just Evaporated

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Straddling the border with Mexico...

09.06.2025 7

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

US Mayors Are Making Climate Action Personal—and It’s Working

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the depths of the COVID-19...

02.06.2025 8

Mother Jones

Matt Simon

This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years

Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for a long time

07.03.2025 10

Salon

Matt Simon

Despite Trump, State-Level Climate Progress Will Continue — or Even Accelerate

States’ efforts have pushed utilities to move away from fossil fuels, limited tailpipe emissions, and more.

15.01.2025 10

Truthout

Matt Simon