Articles by Reporter Emily Pontecorvo
Emily Pontecorvo is a reporter at Grist
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![A stack of batteries with plus and minus signs]()
![A stack of batteries with plus and minus signs]()
One bright side of 2020: A surge in battery storage
… and it’s just the beginning.
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![A photo collage of a coal miner looking at a split arrow]()
![A photo collage of a coal miner looking at a split arrow]()
As coal dies, the US has no plan to help the communities left behind
Coal country can reinvent itself — if it gets the cash
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![A person stands on a kitchen counter with their foot extended over their gas stove for warmth]()
![A person stands on a kitchen counter with their foot extended over their gas stove for warmth]()
After the Texas freeze, people are asking: Is electrifying buildings risky?
When the power went out in Texas, gas stoves became a lifeline.
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![Black and white photograph of an ice covered, closed highway in Houston, Texas.]()
![Black and white photograph of an ice covered, closed highway in Houston, Texas.]()
The crisis in Texas underscores the deadly risks when the grid goes down
How to make the grid — and communities — more resilient to extreme weather.
