Joseph Winters is a reporter for the environmental news site Grist, where he covers plastics and greenwashing, among other topics. He formerly wrote Grist’s daily newsletter on good climate news, The Beacon, and his writing has been syndicated in outlets including Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Salon, and Slate. Before Grist, Joseph reported for Living on Earth and Oregon Public Broadcasting, and was senior U.S. editor for the Harvard Political Review. He now lives in Seattle.