Zoya Teirstein
@zteirstein.bsky.social
Climate change reporter at Grist. Climate/health/politics.
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So thrilled to share the launch of this new project, Vital Signs, with climate desk readers. @who.int says climate change threatens to erode 50 years of public health gains. What does that look like? We’ll be reporting from five continents.
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
So thrilled to share the launch of this new project, Vital Signs, with climate desk readers. @who.int says climate change threatens to erode 50 years of public health gains. What does that look like? We’ll be reporting from five continents.
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
First story in the series: grist.org/health/valle...
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“How do you do that to people?” one homeowner asked. “How do you insure people in the South, take all of these premiums, and then just belly-up?”
Great reporting on insurance industry woes and trickery from @zteirstein.bsky.social
| grist.org/economics/in...
Great reporting on insurance industry woes and trickery from @zteirstein.bsky.social
| grist.org/economics/in...
They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn't.
Hurricane Ida revealed a fragile insurance industry ill-prepared for the consequences of climate change. More than four years later, what's changed?
grist.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“How do you do that to people?” one homeowner asked. “How do you insure people in the South, take all of these premiums, and then just belly-up?”
Great reporting on insurance industry woes and trickery from @zteirstein.bsky.social
| grist.org/economics/in...
Great reporting on insurance industry woes and trickery from @zteirstein.bsky.social
| grist.org/economics/in...
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Catching up on this vital series from @grist.org on the "Disaster Economy" - such good reporting here from @zteirstein.bsky.social on insurance bankruptcies leading to mergers and payouts for execs while families are left high and dry. grist.org/economics/in...
They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn't.
Hurricane Ida revealed a fragile insurance industry ill-prepared for the consequences of climate change. More than four years later, what's changed?
grist.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Catching up on this vital series from @grist.org on the "Disaster Economy" - such good reporting here from @zteirstein.bsky.social on insurance bankruptcies leading to mergers and payouts for execs while families are left high and dry. grist.org/economics/in...
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SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the…
The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.
www.canarymedia.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
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Supersoaker winters and parched summers in the American West fuel soil-borne fungus. This piece traces newly built testing protocols, real-time surveillance, and a near-ready dog vaccine that could pave the way for a human shot.
By @zteirstein.bsky.social in @grist.org
By @zteirstein.bsky.social in @grist.org
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
What one Arizona doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
buff.ly
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Supersoaker winters and parched summers in the American West fuel soil-borne fungus. This piece traces newly built testing protocols, real-time surveillance, and a near-ready dog vaccine that could pave the way for a human shot.
By @zteirstein.bsky.social in @grist.org
By @zteirstein.bsky.social in @grist.org
Bodes well for multilateral climate negotiations next month
Extraordinary scenes unfolding at the global meeting to put a charge on shipping carbon emissions.
"The United States is waging war against multilateralism, UN diplomacy and climate diplomacy, at this meeting now, inside the building and outside the building."
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The United States is waging war against multilateralism, UN diplomacy and climate diplomacy, at this meeting now, inside the building and outside the building."
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Singapore Proposes to Delay Key Vote on Shipping Carbon Charge
A plan to make the shipping industry pay for its carbon emissions was hanging in the balance on Friday after the US piled pressure on nations to scrap an initiative that’s been years in the making.
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Bodes well for multilateral climate negotiations next month
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"If you live in the United States, you could be forgiven for thinking that renewable energy is on the outs," writes @zteirstein.bsky.social. But the world is betting on solar and wind, despite Trump's championing of fossil fuels in the US.
Despite what’s happening in the USA, renewables are winning globally
Wind and solar power are meeting and even exceeding a global rise in energy demand.
thebulletin.org
October 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"If you live in the United States, you could be forgiven for thinking that renewable energy is on the outs," writes @zteirstein.bsky.social. But the world is betting on solar and wind, despite Trump's championing of fossil fuels in the US.
Big huge thanks to @seywarddarby.bsky.social for this thoughtful summary of my recent piece on valley fever for the @longreads.com newsletter. Full piece is here: grist.org/health/valle...
October 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Big huge thanks to @seywarddarby.bsky.social for this thoughtful summary of my recent piece on valley fever for the @longreads.com newsletter. Full piece is here: grist.org/health/valle...
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This is a great read by @zteirstein.bsky.social.
Living in Arizona, Valley Fever is scary! This piece breaks down the threat perfectly, how climate is turbocharging it, and the challenges to protect the public under an administration attacking public health.
grist.org/health/valle...
Living in Arizona, Valley Fever is scary! This piece breaks down the threat perfectly, how climate is turbocharging it, and the challenges to protect the public under an administration attacking public health.
grist.org/health/valle...
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
What one Arizona doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
grist.org
October 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is a great read by @zteirstein.bsky.social.
Living in Arizona, Valley Fever is scary! This piece breaks down the threat perfectly, how climate is turbocharging it, and the challenges to protect the public under an administration attacking public health.
grist.org/health/valle...
Living in Arizona, Valley Fever is scary! This piece breaks down the threat perfectly, how climate is turbocharging it, and the challenges to protect the public under an administration attacking public health.
grist.org/health/valle...
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SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.
Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.
A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face nationwide.
nbcnews.to
September 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.
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❤️ data (and amazing work by @zteirstein.bsky.social
@compatibilism.bsky.social and Jesse Nichols)
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@compatibilism.bsky.social and Jesse Nichols)
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A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash
Disasters are big business. These charts show just how big.
grist.org
August 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
❤️ data (and amazing work by @zteirstein.bsky.social
@compatibilism.bsky.social and Jesse Nichols)
grist.org/business/a-l...
@compatibilism.bsky.social and Jesse Nichols)
grist.org/business/a-l...
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This latest story builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by @vox.com, @grist.org and @19thnews.org that examines how climate change impacts reproductive health — from menstruation to conception to birth. Explore the full series here: www.vox.com/climate/3515...
Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis
How climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy.
www.vox.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This latest story builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by @vox.com, @grist.org and @19thnews.org that examines how climate change impacts reproductive health — from menstruation to conception to birth. Explore the full series here: www.vox.com/climate/3515...
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Climate change reshapes reproductive health — from conception to birth.
Now, in a new collab with our friends at @grist.org, new data show how heat, poor air and floods are rewriting the earliest stages of life.
@zteirstein.bsky.social at @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4578...
Now, in a new collab with our friends at @grist.org, new data show how heat, poor air and floods are rewriting the earliest stages of life.
@zteirstein.bsky.social at @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4578...
The health risks from climate change that almost no one talks about
Rising temperatures are rewriting the earliest stages of life.
www.vox.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Climate change reshapes reproductive health — from conception to birth.
Now, in a new collab with our friends at @grist.org, new data show how heat, poor air and floods are rewriting the earliest stages of life.
@zteirstein.bsky.social at @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4578...
Now, in a new collab with our friends at @grist.org, new data show how heat, poor air and floods are rewriting the earliest stages of life.
@zteirstein.bsky.social at @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4578...
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With @zteirstein.bsky.social and Jesse Nichols for @grist.org, here’s a chart-heavy look at some of the dynamics underlying the business of disaster: grist.org/business/a-l...
A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash
Disasters are big business. These charts show just how big.
grist.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
With @zteirstein.bsky.social and Jesse Nichols for @grist.org, here’s a chart-heavy look at some of the dynamics underlying the business of disaster: grist.org/business/a-l...
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U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the U.N. and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
July 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the U.N. and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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In March, a jury ordered Greenpeace to pay $666 million to the companies behind the Dakota Access pipeline. But Indigenous leaders, water protectors, activists, and court records agree: Greenpeace played a bit part in the Standing Rock movement, at best. grist.org/project/indi...
Standing Rock was an Indigenous-led movement. Why did Greenpeace take the fall?
The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors — and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.
grist.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In March, a jury ordered Greenpeace to pay $666 million to the companies behind the Dakota Access pipeline. But Indigenous leaders, water protectors, activists, and court records agree: Greenpeace played a bit part in the Standing Rock movement, at best. grist.org/project/indi...
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the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
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A 15-yo is now caring for his little brothers bc ICE snatched their mom. And another family that the local Santa Barbara paper found, pretty much same thing. Think how many stories aren’t being told www.independent.com/2025/07/11/c...
Children Left Alone After Mothers Arrested in Immigration Raids
"I just hope I get my mom back," says 15-year-old Juan Martinez, who is now caring for his brothers, ages 8 and 9.
www.independent.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A 15-yo is now caring for his little brothers bc ICE snatched their mom. And another family that the local Santa Barbara paper found, pretty much same thing. Think how many stories aren’t being told www.independent.com/2025/07/11/c...
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A community’s rapid response to a heavily militarized raid targeting undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles’ diverse MacArthur Park neighborhood helped stave off authorities.
capitalandmain.com/when-ice-cam...
capitalandmain.com/when-ice-cam...
When ICE Came Up Empty
A community’s rapid response to a heavily militarized raid targeting undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles’ diverse MacArthur Park neighborhood helped stave off authorities.
capitalandmain.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A community’s rapid response to a heavily militarized raid targeting undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles’ diverse MacArthur Park neighborhood helped stave off authorities.
capitalandmain.com/when-ice-cam...
capitalandmain.com/when-ice-cam...
The conversation around who should shoulder the blame for what in Texas overlooks the larger context: Trump has eliminated pretty much all disaster preparedness funding the federal government offers. Including the resilience program HE established.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
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This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first.
The Trump administration is making it harder for places like Kerr County to get ready for disasters.
grist.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The conversation around who should shoulder the blame for what in Texas overlooks the larger context: Trump has eliminated pretty much all disaster preparedness funding the federal government offers. Including the resilience program HE established.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
grist.org/extreme-weat...
Wind and solar projects that start construction before July 2026 or are placed in service by 2027 would be able to take advantage of existing tax credits.
Under the IRA, those credits were set to continue in some form until the country achieved its climate goals.
grist.org/politics/sen...
Under the IRA, those credits were set to continue in some form until the country achieved its climate goals.
grist.org/politics/sen...
Senate Republicans just voted to dismantle America's only climate plan
Critics are calling it "the most anti-environmental bill of all time."
grist.org
July 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Wind and solar projects that start construction before July 2026 or are placed in service by 2027 would be able to take advantage of existing tax credits.
Under the IRA, those credits were set to continue in some form until the country achieved its climate goals.
grist.org/politics/sen...
Under the IRA, those credits were set to continue in some form until the country achieved its climate goals.
grist.org/politics/sen...
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👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers.
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
June 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
👀 Scoop: Trump and Republicans want USPS to sell off its brand new EVs and chargers.
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
That would mean literally **ripping up post office parking lots** to auction off assets with no private-sector value.
It’s buried in the Senate’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Couldn't agree more with this. It's jaw-dropping to see the patty cake people are playing with him after what was a full constitutional assault that, oh by the way, is almost certainly going to lead to tens of thousands of people in the global south dying needlessly.
The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...
May 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Couldn't agree more with this. It's jaw-dropping to see the patty cake people are playing with him after what was a full constitutional assault that, oh by the way, is almost certainly going to lead to tens of thousands of people in the global south dying needlessly.
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How herring lost their memory (over-fishing of older individuals) 🐟🚫🧠
@judeisabella.bsky.social @iainmckechnie.bsky.social
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@judeisabella.bsky.social @iainmckechnie.bsky.social
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How These Fish Lost Their Memory
The unexpected consequences of harvesting old, wise fish
nautil.us
May 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How herring lost their memory (over-fishing of older individuals) 🐟🚫🧠
@judeisabella.bsky.social @iainmckechnie.bsky.social
nautil.us/how-these-fi...
@judeisabella.bsky.social @iainmckechnie.bsky.social
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Would be huge for home buyers
Florida is dangerously close to adopting a flood disclosure law that would require landlords, condo developers and manufactured home park owners to disclose pat flood damage to new tenants: www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-n...
Florida landlords may soon be required to disclose flood risk
A recently passed bill would require Florida landlords to disclose flooding risks before renters sign a lease for a home or apartment.
www.abcactionnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Would be huge for home buyers