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Anita Hofschneider

Anita Hofschneider is a senior staff writer at Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

A ‘Super Typhoon’ Just Devastated The Mariana Islands — Months Before Peak Storm Season AP

A ‘Super Typhoon’ Just Devastated The Mariana Islands — Months Before Peak Storm Season

The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth’s climate risks, economic fragility and federal strain.

What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks NOAA/2019

What’s At Stake With Seabed Mining Talks

Trump’s aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.

Pacific Islanders Won A Landmark Climate Case. Now They Want Countries To Act Courtesy: The Pacific Community SPC

Pacific Islanders Won A Landmark Climate Case. Now They Want Countries To Act

“Our goal is to remind negotiators that behind every policy decision are real people and real lives at risk.”

Kids Who Sued America Over Climate Change Aren’t Done Yet AP Photo/Elaine Thompson/2018

Kids Who Sued America Over Climate Change Aren’t Done Yet

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator Over Failure To Weigh Climate Change AP Photo/Andy Manis/2025

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator Over Failure To Weigh Climate Change

The nonprofit representing the Wisconsin plaintiffs helped secure a landmark settlement in Hawaiʻi with the case Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation.

Two Years After Wildfire, Maui Homeowners Face A New Threat: Foreclosure Anita Hofschneider/Grist

Two Years After Wildfire, Maui Homeowners Face A New Threat: Foreclosure

A Native Hawaiian mother’s fight to keep her family in Lahaina despite soaring costs, mortgage limbo and investors eager to own a piece of Hawaiʻi.

Guide To Keeping And Rebuilding Homes In The Wake Of 2023 Maui Wildfires Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2025

Guide To Keeping And Rebuilding Homes In The Wake Of 2023 Maui Wildfires

Two years after the devastating 2023 wildfires, homeowners may be facing the prospect of repaying mortgage loans previously in forbearance.

How The World’s Highest Court Bolstered The Fight For Climate Reparations AP Photo/Peter Dejong/2025

How The World’s Highest Court Bolstered The Fight For Climate Reparations

The International Court of Justice ruling that climate harm violates international law is expected to shape current — and future — climate lawsuits.

Trump’s First 100 Days Shredded Millions In Funding For Indigenous Peoples Getty Images via iStockphoto.com

Trump’s First 100 Days Shredded Millions In Funding For Indigenous Peoples

The chaos is part of a broader pattern of the Trump administration to act quickly regardless of legality and reverse policies when needed.