Articles by Climate Solutions Fellow Syris Valentine
Syris Valentine is the 2024-2025 Grist climate solutions reporting fellow.
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![People in kayaks navigate the flooded streets of downtown Montpelier, Vermont in the days after heavy rains during the month of July, 2023, caused extensive flooding throughout the state.]()
![People in kayaks navigate the flooded streets of downtown Montpelier, Vermont in the days after heavy rains during the month of July, 2023, caused extensive flooding throughout the state.]()
Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.
The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters.
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![Electric workers in a boom lift work on a transmission line with a snow-capped mountain in the background.]()
![Electric workers in a boom lift work on a transmission line with a snow-capped mountain in the background.]()
America’s grid isn’t ready for a renewable future. A new federal rule could change that.
The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.
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![A father and his young daughter plug in their electric vehicle outside their home.]()
![A father and his young daughter plug in their electric vehicle outside their home.]()
California’s EV wave highlights the challenges ahead for utilities
As much as $20 billion in upgrades will be required, but the electric vehicle transition could still reduce rates statewide.
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![Water pours from the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.]()
![Water pours from the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.]()
Rivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
