Articles by Reporter Emily Pontecorvo
Emily Pontecorvo is a reporter at Grist
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![illustration in the style of WPA posters of 3 electricians with electric bolts above them; a heat pump and solar panels in the background]()
![illustration in the style of WPA posters of 3 electricians with electric bolts above them; a heat pump and solar panels in the background]()
To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
A shortage of skilled labor could derail efforts to "electrify everything."
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A rare Nevada flower gets ‘endangered’ status, raising questions for a proposed lithium mine
Can the Biden administration protect Tiehm’s buckwheat while supporting production of a green energy mineral?
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In Louisiana, an electoral upset could mean a breakthrough for renewables
Davante Lewis' victory brings new attention to the importance of public service commissions.
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How a new subsidy for ‘green hydrogen’ could set off a carbon bomb
Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid.
