Articles by Climate Solutions Fellow Syris Valentine
Syris Valentine is the 2024-2025 Grist climate solutions reporting fellow.
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![Groups of people surround green tables with star-shaped cages in the water off the coast of an island]()
![Groups of people surround green tables with star-shaped cages in the water off the coast of an island]()
‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years
A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.
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![Heat waves emanate from the exhaust pipe of a bus as it passes an American flag.]()
![Heat waves emanate from the exhaust pipe of a bus as it passes an American flag.]()
With its new tailpipe rules, the EPA eyes an electric future
Automakers back the tighter emissions regulation, which climate advocates welcome but feel "falls far short of what is needed."
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![People install solar panels in Florida]()
![People install solar panels in Florida]()
The IRA has injected $240 billion into clean energy. The US still needs more.
An analysis of the bill's impact shows that for every $1 the government invested, the private sector spent nearly $5.50.
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![A family of three three is shown unloading groceries in a small BMW electric car plugged in outside their home.]()
![A family of three three is shown unloading groceries in a small BMW electric car plugged in outside their home.]()
A simple way to make electric cars more accessible: Share them
Car shares not only make EVs more equitable, they reduce the number of vehicles on the road and the resources needed to decarbonize transport.
