A once-in-a-generation opportunity for California’s ocean

California is weighing new marine protections that could safeguard vital coastal habitats, help restore marine life, and give Tribes a greater role in ocean stewardship. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 hours ago

In New Mexico, a river runs through ‘the middle of a hellscape’

As climate change dries the state, the Pecos faces a growing threat as it runs through the Permian Basin oilfield. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

Fifty billion seedlings: Can Ethiopia replant its ravaged forests?

A legacy of deforestation has left Ethiopia struggling with more intense flooding and drought. The country is trying to restore its native forests through one of the world’s most ambitious and well-funded tree-planting campaigns, but such projects in other nations have often fall … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 days ago

The Louisiana wind industry’s plan for survival: Outlast Trump

Trump brought offshore wind development to a near standstill. Louisiana companies plan to "wait for the clock to run out" in 2029. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 days ago

‘Digger’ has a lot of haters. Here’s why they’re wrong.

In trying to capture the absurdity of the climate crisis, Alejandro Iñárritu made something weird, messy, and downright thrilling. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 days ago

The bipartisan energy bill tearing the climate movement apart

A long-awaited permitting reform proposal would make renewables easier to build, but at a potential cost to communities and the environment. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 days ago

Hurricane Isaias is a typical storm — but it’s also ‘astounding’

Hurricane season began all the way back in June, but Isaias is the first to form in the Atlantic, smashing a previous record. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 days ago

Trump is gutting the Endangered Species Act. These 10 species show what’s at stake.

Hundreds of imperiled species, including North Atlantic right whales and rusty patched bumble bees, could face greater threats from industry and development. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 days ago

From the farm to your door: How our global food system exploits workers

Colonialism and land dispossession created a system based on exploitation. Climate change is making it worse. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 days ago

Powering data centers on nuclear? That’s a tough sell in Utah’s coal country.

To power two new data centers, Carbon County is getting a giant gas plant and 456 small nuclear reactors. Locals are pushing back. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 days ago

The Northeast’s reliance on heating oil is turning into a crisis

The war in Iran has sent heating oil prices soaring, and families may not be able to keep their homes warm this winter. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 days ago

The never-ending struggle to protect Georgia’s most popular beach

The sea at Tybee Island is rising half an inch a year. Now, the Army Corps of Engineers is trying a new approach to limit erosion. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 days ago

Supreme Court wrestles with who should pay for climate change

The Supreme Court's decision on a Colorado lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor could shape dozens of efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

The future of commuter rail could be taking shape in Boston

A new fleet of battery-powered trains will test whether transit agencies can electrify without installing miles of overhead wires. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

The Great Plains face a surprising threat: Too many trees

Trees are usually seen as climate heroes. But across the Plains states, "woody encroachment" is crowding out the prairie. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

Extreme heat left this student athlete on life support. He won’t be the last.

Decades of research have established how to prevent and treat heat illness, but uneven policy adoption and implementation has left players at risk. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

Two years after Hurricane Helene, survivors are taking lessons for the future

Western North Carolina residents are turning what they learned into solar microgrids, practical skills, and accessible spaces designed to help them weather the next disaster. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

To win over locals, data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects

The companies have faced waves of public backlash in Texas. To battle that negative public perception, they’ve donated millions to community causes and needs. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 8 days ago

New Colorado neighborhood could offer glimpse into the future of home energy use

The partners behind a project in suburban Denver think they’ve found a way to accelerate the adoption of residential geothermal heating and cooling. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 days ago

Under Trump, California’s clean car rules are essential — and vulnerable

The federal government has scrapped its rules lowering vehicle emissions, and it's going after California's. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 days ago

California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants

The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 days ago

The surprising allies backing Boulder’s climate case before the Supreme Court

Ranchers, conservative legal scholars, and former Republican EPA chiefs are siding against oil companies. Here's why. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 days ago

In a warming Arctic, Inuit bear guards protect communities

Traditional knowledge and specialized training are helping people adapt to a changing landscape as polar bears appear in new places and at different times. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 days ago

States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.

New York’s "climate superfund” law has suffered two losses in court, while a U.S. Supreme Court case next week could determine the fate of similar efforts nationwide. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 12 days ago

Nebraskans couldn’t escape the heat this summer — not even at night

Minimum temperatures have shot up, presenting an overlooked threat to people, livestock, and crops. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 12 days ago

‘Digger’ is the year’s big climate movie. This climate reporter hated it.

Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

How elite universities got tangled up in politics and petroleum

Half a century of corporate influence set the stage for Trump's attacks, a new study argues. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them?

The company helped demonstrate the appeal of rail service in Florida. Its restructuring — and the billions in public financing sought for Brightline West — reveal the limits of private capital. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.

More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required report. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in

All the claims on the 1.2 million acres appear to have been filed by small-scale miners in Utah with an interest in uranium. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data

Fearing the Trump administration might meddle with U.S. climate data, ​scientists​ in Germany are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories​ in Hamburg. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 15 days ago

A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.

Some residents oppose renewables. Others see property rights — and the chance to benefit from energy developments on their land — as fundamental. This fall, county leaders will decide. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 16 days ago

Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records

In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport weighs in on overcoming a generational clash when it comes to sustainable consumption. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport weighs in on overcoming a generational clash when it comes to sustainable consumption. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.

The record-breaking oceanic phenomenon isn't just raising global temperatures — it's also canceling Atlantic tropical cyclones. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it?

Permitting reform is popular in Washington, but facilitating data centers is "toxic" with voters. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty

The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning

The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents living with a legacy of pollution, environmental degradation, and cultural loss. Other Pacific islands may be next. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.

Climate Reserve is quietly building a lifeline for America's lost climate workforce, one job at a time. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward

Indigenous communities are confronting mounting climate threats even as inadequate funding, scant legal recognition, and little support for self-governance limit their ability to respond. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

This Sicilian community has endured for centuries. Can it survive a changing climate?

For centuries, the Arbëreshë of Sicily have maintained a culture rooted in farming and the land. Drought, wildfires and emigration are testing whether it can endure. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

Marine protected areas aren’t as protected as you think

Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

Trump is backing a diesel export ban. How much would that do?

The U.S. ships millions of barrels of diesel fuel overseas each day even as Americans face unprecedented prices at home. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Why scientists want your photos of wildlife eating lunch

With a new platform called Who Eats Whom, citizen scientists reveal the fascinating, sometimes shocking interactions between species. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust

Workforce programs are trying to ride out the legal, administrative, and economic headwinds of the Trump administration. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it

Geothermal companies face tough tradeoffs over water as they aim to power the data center buildout in Western states. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs

The Forest Service is proposing to allow motorized vehicles on all trails, two-tracks, and roads unless it explicitly designates otherwise. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago