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Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Climate News Fellow Grist.org
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey is a science journalist with a background in design. She is currently a Climate News Fellow for Grist, reporting on the intersection of climate change, policy, and politics. Her writing has appeared in Grist, Scientific American, Mother Jones, Wired, Atmos, and others. She has made guest appearances on The Weather Channel, PBS NewsWeekend, and LAist Morning Edition.

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Trade Ties / Indo-Bangla Tension Commentary
Trucks at the border crossing at Dawki, Meghalaya. The trans-shipment facility, operational since 2020, was a result of India’s “Neighbourhood First” initiative and a gesture of goodwill toward Dhaka.

India’s Trans-shipment Ban Serves as a Big Blow to Bangladesh’s Apparel Ambitions

  • Subir Ghosh

21 April 2025
Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV Feature
The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

  • Richa Bansal

10 April 2025
 
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Product Impact / New Study Report
Understanding that the environmental crisis is more than just carbon emissions will ensure that as companies work to reduce their carbon footprint, they are aware of how their business impacts the environment on other fronts. Failure to do so risks shifting impact from one category to another unknowingly.

Raw Materials and Manufacturing Account for 90% of Fashion Product’s Environmental Footprint

  • Special Correspondent

25 April 2025
Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview
If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

  • Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025
 
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Cotton Production / Space Exploration Report
Cotton cell samples, held by NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Kayla Barron, are pictured growing on a petri dish inside the Advanced Plant Habitat. The samples were grown and harvested for the Plant Habitat-05 space agriculture study that explores genetic expression in cotton cultures to learn more about the process of plant regeneration possibly improving crop production on Earth.

A TIC-TOC Moment: Cotton Grows Better in Space than on Earth

  • Special Correspondent

18 December 2023
Retail Prospects / India Story Commentary
The untapped potential of India’s smaller cities is expected to drive the next phase of retail growth. A research report indicates that 60% of the country’s retail growth in the next 2-3 years will come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.

Retail in India – 2025: A Promising Future Backed by Insights and Statistics

  • Susil S Dungarwal

2 January 2025
 
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Egypt Industry / Textile Cities
One of the two textile cities will be built in the Minya region.

Egypt Aims to Reinvent Textile Sector with Two Mega Industrial Cities

  • Staff Writer

21 April 2025
Decarbonisation / Viet Nam Efforts
Viet Nam’s apparel and footwear industry is crucial to its export strategy, employing around three million workers of whom some 80–90% are women.

Viet Nam Facing Critical Challenges in Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions and Resource Efficiency

  • Staff Writer

18 April 2025