Internal documents show that BP execs understood that natural gas, which the company promoted as a “bridge” or “destination” fuel to a cleaner future as coal declined, was incompatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement signed in 2015. grist.org/accountability…

Around the world, fashion’s mostly female labor force is grappling with working conditions made increasingly unbearable and unhealthy by climate change. grist.org/labor/the-worl…

A deal to stop plastic pollution is moving forward, but negotiators can’t agree on whether to produce less of the stuff. My latest for grist, on the U.N. plastics treaty. grist.org/international/…

What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging? My latest for grist, on an intriguing effort to standardize the design of returnable containers. grist.org/business/what-…

I'm super surprised and honored to have won a 2023 Solutions Journalism Network Award for my grist cover story on French zero-waste initiatives! thewholestory.solutionsjournalism.org/announcing-the…

Keep an eye out for a bunch of exciting new hires grist this spring. First up: Matthew McKnight is our new accountability editor! grist.org/updates/grist-…

This spring, DC-area students are planting native flowers — and activating ‘the solarpunk imagination’ grist.org/looking-forwar…

UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics’ ‘massive societal benefits’ grist.org/international/…

Grist hires Matthew McKnight as senior accountability editor grist.org/updates/grist-…

Every year, the world produces about 400 million metric tons of plastic — almost entirely out of fossil fuels like oil and gas. grist.org/business/what-…

More plastic leads to more pollution. New research published in Science Advances suggests that, for every 1% increase in the amount of plastic a company uses, there's a 1% increase in its contribution to global plastic litter. My latest for grist. grist.org/science/the-mo…

EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late grist.org/regulation/epa…

There’s still time to submit your climate fiction story into our Imagine 2200 contest. The top prize is $3,000 & publication. grist.org/climate-fictio…

Disposable plastic foodware and packaging — which accounts for nearly 40 percent of all plastic production — can only be phased out if there are robust, efficient reuse systems to replace them. grist.org/business/what-…

With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions. grist.org/drought/rivers…

ICYMI: Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial grist.org/accountability…

Recent data suggest that remote work could speed along companies’ plans to zero out their carbon emissions (Co-published with Fast Company) grist.org/economics/retu…

~ some news ~ it's my first day as a staff writer at grist, where I'll be covering the intersection of climate justice, food and agriculture! I'm thrilled to get started.

pls reach out with tips/ideas and add me to your press lists: ahornmullergrist.org

The first meeting of the #LossAndDamage Fund Board has just started. Naveena Sadasivam wrote an excellent preview of the meeting for grist, and got the details of the complex LDF/World Bank negotiations right, which is no easy feat: grist.org/international/…

Send this to your boss: Working from home is better for the climate grist.org/economics/retu…