Articles by Lisa Hymas

Lisa Hymas is director of the climate and energy program at Media Matters for America. She was previously a senior editor at Grist.

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Caring about family planning does not make you a slut, according to Melinda Gates

As she gears up for a big family-planning summit in London, Melinda Gates goes on "The Colbert Report" and CNN to dispel pesky rumors about her contraceptive campaign.

Lisa Hymas Culture
White House has been ‘timid’ on regulating fracking, says former White House lawyer

Jody Freeman argues in The New York Times that the Obama administration "has been timid about calling for a stronger federal role" in regulating fracking.

Lisa Hymas Climate & Energy
How to put solar panels on your roof, even if you don’t have a roof

A bill advancing through the California legislature would make it easy for anyone who pays a utility bill to become a solar customer.

Lisa Hymas Technology
Media ignore climate change in reporting on wildfires

Only 3 percent of reports on Western wildfires by major TV and print outlets mention climate change, according to a new report by Media Matters.

Lisa Hymas Culture