Articles by Siri Chilukuri
Siri Chilukuri is a journalist based in Chicago who covers culture, labor, and climate change. She's a former Grist reporting fellow in environmental justice.
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![a man with a big smile on his face extends his arms over a sign that says Brandon Johnson]()
![a man with a big smile on his face extends his arms over a sign that says Brandon Johnson]()
What Chicago’s new mayor means for environmental justice
Brandon Johnson campaigned on promises to make Chicago a leader in sustainability.
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![Three boys stand next to a banyan tree upended by a cyclone, giant roots exposed.]()
![Three boys stand next to a banyan tree upended by a cyclone, giant roots exposed.]()
The tiny island nation of Vanuatu just scored a big climate win
It convinced the UN to urge the world's highest court to rule on whether polluting nations must address climate change
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![A woman sits on a chair in the middle of a house torn apart by a tornado, a tree with broken branches in the background.]()
![A woman sits on a chair in the middle of a house torn apart by a tornado, a tree with broken branches in the background.]()
How climate change made the Mississippi tornadoes more likely
A new study explores the link between rising temperatures and more deadly tornadoes.
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![A man walks by shelves filled with heat pumps in an appliance store.]()
![A man walks by shelves filled with heat pumps in an appliance store.]()
Broken furnace? In the Bay Area, soon you’ll have to replace it with a heat pump
Regulators ban the sale of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, starting in 2027.
