A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields.

A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 8 hours ago

Desperate for shade on your walk? There’s (almost) an app for that.

By mapping shade, a new online tool calculates the best way to stroll a city without overheating. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 hours ago

The US military is spending big on critical minerals

Indigenous peoples raise the alarm as Pentagon spending on lithium, graphite, and other minerals skyrockets. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 hours ago

Inside the government’s push to divert Puerto Rico solar funds to a bankrupt utility

Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision "may generate negative commentary" and be perceived as "undue favoritism." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

Georgia is losing farmland fast. Is a state conservation fund enough to save it?

A development rush is expected to convert 10 percent of farmland into housing or industrial sites over the next 15 years. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

The ‘super El Niño’ is here. What happens next could upend food systems worldwide.

How the cyclical weather pattern interacts with climate change could spark hunger around the world. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 days ago

Even $75M from Trump may not save Oakland’s embattled coal terminal

The federal funding is the latest twist in a decade-long saga to build a terminal in Oakland, California, that can export U.S. coal overseas. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 days ago

Want a deal on a heat pump? Team up with your neighbors.

Bulk buying is a tried-and-true way to get discounts on rooftop solar. Now programs aimed at heat pumps are popping up too, helping people save thousands of dollars. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 days ago

‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees

As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impacts. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 days ago

What’s driving up your expenses? Many Americans say climate change.

Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

What is the best use for old railroad tracks? New Yorkers have opinions.

The fight over an abandoned stretch of railway in Queens reflects a national debate over whether unused track should become parks, transit lines, or both. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

Nuclear in my backyard: A Nebraska utility is skirting the public backlash that plagues wind and solar

Across the state, nuclear is getting a warm welcome in communities that typically oppose large-scale clean energy projects. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green

Spanning 110 quadrillion kilometers, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are critical allies of plants. They also transport an enormous amount of planet-warming carbon. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

What federal cuts to science funding could mean for the Great Lakes

Facing another round of cuts, NOAA-funded researchers worry about undermining public safety, the maritime economy, and health on the Great Lakes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

UN officials urge Russia to free Indigenous climate advocate

Daria Egereva and her colleague have been jailed for six months. A growing chorus of voices wants them released at a court hearing Thursday. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 8 days ago

For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal

Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 8 days ago

The quiet push to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits

Industry-backed pesticide immunity laws are advancing nationwide, raising fears that farmers and families harmed by pesticides could lose their right to seek justice. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 days ago

The World Cup is one wildfire away from an air quality disaster

FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 days ago

Louisiana lawmakers rush to support an industry they ‘do not know a lot about’

A bill to boost a wood-pellet industry plagued by pollution violations sailed through the Legislature. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 days ago

Why are so many Democrats going quiet on climate change?

The common wisdom says it's a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 days ago

Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.

“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which gives aspiring farmers a place to experiment without risk. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 days ago

Trump uses wartime powers to dole out $700 million to ‘clean, beautiful’ coal

The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 days ago

Federal agency to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling

Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in the state’s biggest public land sale in modern history. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 12 days ago

Your local park is bringing in the green (and by that, we mean money)

A new report finds that for every dollar invested in parks, cities reap $3 in economic benefits. Here's how. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late

For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national park. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

No, rolling back these environmental rules won’t lower your grocery bill

The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

Blood in the well: One town’s fight against the slaughterhouse polluting it

Residents of a Pennsylvania town took on a beef processor after its waste polluted their wells. They won — but little may change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

New York backtracked on its climate goals. Here’s why.

Lawmakers wanted to lead the energy transition, but Governor Kathy Hochul is worried about the cost of ditching natural gas. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 15 days ago

Nebraskans are taking a hard look at data centers

Residents and officials are finding ways to slow down the development rush. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 15 days ago

Biden’s clean drinking water plan is being rebranded as MAHA

The EPA is distributing billions authorized under the Biden administration while reducing overall funding levels and promoting the work as part of the Make America Healthy Again initiative. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 15 days ago

Why is this Trump official dead set on saving a failing California dam?

Brooke Rollins’s latest culture war crusade threatens a delicate compromise between Potter Valley farmers and nearby tribes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 16 days ago

The hidden cost of owning an EV: Expensive insurance

Electric vehicle insurance costs an average of 42 percent more than it does for other cars. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 16 days ago

The fight to protect pollinators and people from the ‘pesticides that are everywhere’

Neonics are contaminating ecosystems and communities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

US host cities made transit improvements a World Cup goooooooal

From Seattle to Atlanta, host cities used the tournament to speed up rail and bus upgrades years in the making — while trying to avoid the mistakes of past World Cups. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines

Underground power lines are far less vulnerable to extreme weather, but burying them doesn't come cheap. After a historic ice storm in northern Michigan, utilities there are reconsidering the cost. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?

The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding say those claims don't add up. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 17 days ago

70-foot wastewater geyser reflects New Mexico’s latest oilfield challenge

It’s a towering example of the contentious debate over what to do with the state’s ever-growing supply of oilfield waste. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

A first among major nations, India is industrializing with solar

India is increasingly turning to cheap solar to meet its booming energy needs. Its solar buildout could soon be a model for other emerging economies. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

Pacific Islanders slowly recover from the strongest storm of the year

More than a month after Sinlaku hit the Western Pacific, the death toll stands at 17 and many families remain without stable housing or electricity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Ask a Climate Therapist: Is it still ‘catastrophizing’ if the threat is real?

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport breaks down some of the tools that can help manage anxiety in the face of mounting climate catastrophe. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Everlane, Shein, and the myth of sustainable fashion

Climate targets aside, the future of any retail brand depends on you buying more clothes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Wildfire smoke engulfed their cities. Did it make their babies sick?

Years after wildfire scares, parents are left wondering if their children's chronic illnesses began with what was in the air before they were born. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

The world’s largest data center was supposed to run on 100% natural gas. Utah’s Republican governor says ‘never.’

Governor Spencer Cox says nuclear, geothermal, and solar power should help fuel the colossal Stratos Project. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Nike’s recycled World Cup uniforms reveal the limits of ‘circular’ fashion

Will chemical recycling revolutionize the fashion industry, or is it just “an excuse to keep producing plastic clothes”? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

‘I need Chevron’: The oil company at the center of the California governor’s race

California is trying to phase out fossil fuels, but it still needs gas. That makes for messy politics. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 23 days ago

The EPA just walked back Hawai‘i’s plan to retire its dinosaur power plants

By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say Hawaiian Electric Co. can sidestep rules years in the making. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year

The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

Why hybrids — not EVs — are winning over US consumers

High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago