Articles by Reporter Emily Pontecorvo
Emily Pontecorvo is a reporter at Grist
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![The high water line of Lake Mead near water intakes on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam]()
![The high water line of Lake Mead near water intakes on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam]()
The West’s biggest source of renewable energy depends on water. Will it survive the drought?
Glen Canyon and the Hoover Dam are “not the whole story.”
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![Collage: dark water with red light reflected on the ripples. A grayscale photo of offshore wind turbines and a worker looking at them is in the center; the worker is in color wearing a neon safety jacket. On top is a pink overlaid silhouette of the state of Texas.]()
![Collage: dark water with red light reflected on the ripples. A grayscale photo of offshore wind turbines and a worker looking at them is in the center; the worker is in color wearing a neon safety jacket. On top is a pink overlaid silhouette of the state of Texas.]()
Will offshore wind bring ‘good-paying, union jobs’? Texas workers aren’t so sure.
With wind coming to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas unions demand stronger labor protections.
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![natural gas power plant against a blue sky]()
![natural gas power plant against a blue sky]()
Countries pledged to slash methane — but they’re still replacing coal with natural gas
A new report argues that countries shutting down coal plants should ‘leapfrog’ to renewables.
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![A hot water heater tank sticking out of an open garbage can that has the shape of California spray painted on its side]()
![A hot water heater tank sticking out of an open garbage can that has the shape of California spray painted on its side]()
California’s 2030 ban on gas heaters opens a new front in the war on fossil fuels
The first-of-its-kind plan will purge gas from existing buildings, not just new construction.
