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Kristoffer Tigue

Reporter, Midwest

Kristoffer Tigue is a staff writer for Inside Climate News, covering climate issues in the Midwest. He previously wrote the twice-weekly newsletter, Today’s Climate, and helped lead ICN’s national coverage on environmental justice. His work has been published in Reuters, Scientific American, Mother Jones, HuffPost and many more. Tigue holds a Master’s degree in journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism.

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A Tesla charging station is seen at a travel plaza off Interstate-95 in Cecil County, Maryland. One of the funded projects includes efforts to deploy new electric vehicle charging stations along the Interstate-95 corridor in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

New Federal Grants Could Slash U.S. Climate Emissions by Nearly 1 Billion Metric Tons Through 2050

By Kristoffer Tigue, Marianne Lavelle

A wind turbine towers over farmland near Middleton, Wisconsin. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Clean Energy Is Booming in Purple Wisconsin. Just Don’t Mention Climate Change

By Kristoffer Tigue

Rapidan Dam is left damaged on June 25 in Waterville, Minnesota after days of historic flooding hit the Midwest. Credit: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Minnesota Dam That Partially Failed Is One of Nearly 200 Across the Upper Midwest in Similarly ‘Poor’ Condition

By Kristoffer Tigue

A high tension electrical power pole is seen in the background of a solar array in Blaine, Minn. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Midwest States Have Approved Hundreds of Renewable Energy Projects. So Why Aren’t They Online?

By Kristoffer Tigue

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets downtown St. Paul, Minn. on June 14, 2023. Credit: Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

The Midwest Could Be in for Another Smoke-Filled Summer. Here’s How States Are Preparing

By Kristoffer Tigue

Production line workers assemble EV parts at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

Clean Energy Is Driving ‘a New Era in American Manufacturing’ Across the Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

Former Vice President Al Gore presents the Climate TRACE global greenhouse gases emissions database during COP28 in Dubai. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

‘Pathetic, Really, and Dangerous’: Al Gore Reflects on Fraudulent Fossil Fuel Claims, Climate Voters and Clean Energy

By Kristoffer Tigue

Indiana’s project could help to electrify long-haul trucks that require significantly larger batteries due to their size. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

A Highway in Indiana Could One Day Charge Your EV While You’re Driving It

By Kristoffer Tigue

GRID Alternatives employees install no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household on Oct. 19, 2023 in Pomona, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

White House Awards $20 Billion to Nation’s First ‘Green Bank’ Network

By Kristoffer Tigue

A fast-moving wildfire burned more than 1,000 acres this month near Wendell, Minnesota, about 150 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. Much of the Midwest has been under red flag warnings this spring following a record hot and dry winter that officials say has dramatically increased the threat of wildfires in the region. Credit: Courtesy of Fergus Falls Fire Department

From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season

By Kristoffer Tigue

The Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act could streamline the regulatory approval process for clean energy projects. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Minnesota Eyes Permitting Reform for Clean Energy Amid Gridlock in Congress

By Kristoffer Tigue

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks with the media after oral arguments were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether the controversial Florida and Texas social media laws can stand on Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The Supreme Court’s Social Media Case Has Big Implications for Climate Disinformation, Experts Warn

By Kristoffer Tigue

Carbon dioxide pipelines transport CO2 captured from ethanol processing plants like this one in Menlo, Iowa. Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Just How Much Money Do CO2 Pipeline Companies Stand to Make From the Inflation Reduction Act?

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Kristoffer Tigue

A skier makes their way through the trails at the Korkki Nordic Ski Center near Duluth, Minn. Credit: Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Warm Winter Threatens Recreation Revenue in the Upper Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

An air source heat pump repairman from Valiant replaces a Wilo pump inside an air source heat pump unit at a house in Folkestone, United Kingdom on Dec. 23, 2021. Credit: Andrew Aitchison/In pictures via Getty Images

Why a State-Led Coalition to Install More Heat Pumps Is a Big Deal for Climate Change

By Kristoffer Tigue

Cryptocurrency Companies Must Now Report Their Energy Use to the Government

By Kristoffer Tigue

Why Joseph Goffman’s Senate Confirmation Could Be a Win for Climate Action and Equity

By Kristoffer Tigue

January Was Awash With Extreme Winter Storms. Climate Change Likely Played a Role

By Kristoffer Tigue

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