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Derrick Z. Jackson

Derrick Z. Jackson is a contributing writer from Grist.org.

Voters cast ballots during the early voting period at C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center on October 18, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

What voting rights mean for the planet

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Puffins (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

We saved the puffins. Now a warming planet is unraveling that work

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while William Bryan (L), head of science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security listens during the daily briefing of the coronavirus task force at the White House on April 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Election day is nearing, but there’s no end in sight to Trump’s attacks on science

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The Boy Scouts can do better than teaming up with Trump’s EPA

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