Allyson Chiu

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering climate solutions

Education: Northwestern University, Bachelor of Science in Journalism

Allyson Chiu is a reporter focusing on climate solutions for The Washington Post. She previously covered wellness and worked overnight on The Post's Morning Mix team. She has also contributed to the South China Morning Post and the Pacific Daily News. Allyson graduated from Northwestern University in 2018 where she studied journalism and integrated marketing communications.
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How to make picking wedding flowers a little less wasteful

Tulips in spring. Sunflowers in summer. We tell you which flowers are in season throughout the year to help you make more sustainable choices.

May 18, 2024
A couple holds a bouquet of flowers during a mass wedding at Lincoln Center in New York on July 10, 2022.

Here are three common recycling myths you should discard

Can you recycle pizza boxes? Is all paper recyclable? How clean do your recyclables have to be?

May 13, 2024
Recycling in the United States remains a complicated process.

Why you should embrace using cold water, almost all the time

Heating water gobbles energy, leading to higher utility bills and more planet-warming emissions.

May 12, 2024
Dermatologists say that washing up with cooler water may be beneficial to your skin.

What actually happens within your lawn when you don’t mow it

An interactive step-by-step look at what happens when you let your lawn grow: flowering weeds bloom, feeding birds and bees.

May 10, 2024

Invasive plants are a menace. Here’s how to avoid them in your garden.

What to know to avoid buying invasive plants and how to manage them if you have them already.

May 4, 2024
From left, Wisteria, yellow toadflax and a Bradford pear tree

What your next water heater will look like

Starting in 2029, many electric water heaters on store shelves will have to use heat pump technology to comply with new energy efficiency standards.

April 30, 2024
A water heater, air purifier and HVAC system in a model home.

Finding space for wind farms might be easier than we thought

Wind turbines and farms can share the same land.

April 28, 2024
Private wind farm operation near Fort Bridger, Wyo. In Wyoming and other states, the Interior Department is trying to transform how public lands are managed, with more emphasis on recreation and renewable energy development, and less emphasis on oil and gas development. (Kim Raff for The Washington Post)

Don’t flush trees down the toilet. Use this toilet paper instead.

Sustainable toilet paper can be made of recycled paper, bamboo or other alternatives to virgin wood fiber. We tested for softness, strength and absorbency.

April 21, 2024

A heat pump ‘petting zoo’? This fair helps Americans green their homes.

“We really figured out that we needed a massive show-and-tell for adults,” said Vanessa Bertelli of Electrify DC.

April 13, 2024
The heat pump “petting zoo,” a converted truck used by Mitsubishi Electric.

The Olympics are usually a sustainability disaster. Can Paris be different?

Organizers of the Games have set a goal of generating no more than half the planet-warming emissions produced by other recent Summer Olympics.

April 11, 2024
Workers build stands for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris, on the Champ-de-Mars just beside the Eiffel Tower on April 1.