Trump targets federal employees working on conservation and environmental protection

A new round of furlough notices were issued to EPA employees last week, while the Interior Department disclosed plans to cut positions affecting national parks, endangered species, and toxic contamination research. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Three specimens were discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

Where the Appalachian brook trout vanish, something human goes missing, too

As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground — but dedicated anglers and scientists are racing to save them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise.

A new report shows that fossil fuel companies own less than 2 percent of renewable energy projects worldwide. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

Why one of the world’s greenest countries is betting its future on oil

The rainforest nation of Suriname says it can build an oil industry without harming the planet. Is it climate pragmatism — or wishful thinking? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in.

After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it

Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

Want to go to the UN’s biggest gathering of Indigenous peoples? Here’s how.

Applications are open until October 31 to receive funding to attend major Indigenous gatherings in New York and Geneva next year. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

Why Democrats aren’t talking about climate change much anymore

Make way for the "cheap energy" agenda. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

Racing against time, Illinois clears a major hurdle in containing an invasive fish

After a political standoff between President Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, the state is now moving ahead with a billion-dollar project to contain invasive carp. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood

Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county in Texas have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months

Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

A pilot project in Maryland is using EVs to create a cleaner, more resilient, and more affordable energy supply. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How EVs can fix the grid and lower your electric bill

A pilot project in Maryland is using EVs to create a cleaner, more resilient, and more affordable energy supply. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

From genocide to ecocide: After years of war, Gaza faces an environmental crisis ‘above imagination’

A new report by scientists in Israel details the emerging environmental crisis in Palestine. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Global conservation body backs genetically modified wildlife over Indigenous opposition

Indigenous leaders say Free, Prior, and Informed Consent must guide decisions about synthetic conservation technologies on their lands. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The strategy behind Trump’s climate catchphrase, the ‘Green New Scam’

The slogan may sound like a joke, but it’s part of a broader campaign to undermine public trust in climate action. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How Vermont lost track of millions in FEMA flood recovery funds

As the federal government pushes more disaster recovery responsibilities onto states, they are “sitting ducks” for contractors. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

As data centers upend electric grids, the largest operator in the US is facing down a revolt from state officials

A coalition of 11 governors has threatened to withdraw from grid operator PJM. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

Local officials see millions of dollars in tax revenue, but more than 950 residents who signed ballot petitions fear endless noise, pollution and higher electric rates. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’

A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule

Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 43 fossil-fuel industry insiders among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

New research shows there’s a simple way to protect workers. Is OSHA listening?

The U.S. workplace regulator is considering a federal heat rule — if the shutdown doesn’t delay it further. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The shutdown is poised to deepen hunger in America — just as the Trump administration stopped tracking it

Millions of women and children are at risk of losing food benefits during the shutdown. The USDA just killed the long-running survey that would track the fallout. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Youth plaintiffs test out a new legal strategy to counter Trump’s support for fossil fuels

They lost their case for a constitutional right to climate protection. Now they’re suing the government again. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Buoyed by a retro revival, Kodak’s dark environmental past is coming to light

A snapshot of Kodak's history includes cameras, military contracts, and a legacy of environmental damage in the communities it is a part of. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy

Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles

Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The ambitious plan to protect Northern California’s Plumas National Forest from wildfires

To shield the forest and its communities from the next megafire, the Forest Service plans to burn it — intentionally. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are disrupting that flushing. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse’s toxic emissions are to blame

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The EPA is ending greenhouse gas data collection. Who will step up to fill the gap?

With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

At least 170 US hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.

At many of these facilities, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency rooms, and force evacuations. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How disasters change our love lives — for better and for worse

Some couples broke under the pressure of Hurricane Helene. Others found something solid and surprising in each other. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Small farmers are more squeezed than ever. A California grant program offers a lifeline.

A recent report shows that state’s the Farm to School grant program has been effective at supporting economically disadvantaged farmers in the face of mounting federal cuts. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies

What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

5 things to know about the fungal infection valley fever

Learn how the disease spreads, common symptoms, and how it's diagnosed and treated. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Why Trump’s purge of ‘negative’ national park signs includes climate change

National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

An absurdist theater artist prepares New Yorkers for climate disasters

"Sometimes a one-page pamphlet translated into two languages isn’t the best way for people to receive information, but a song about go-bags played on the synth is." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

E-Bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously

E-bike sales are booming, providing a sustainable form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet American cities remain committed to cars. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

So many climate solutions, so few emissions reductions. A new book explains why.

In The Long Heat, Wim Carton and Andreas Malm argue that capitalism has turned the climate crisis into a business opportunity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

10 years after the Paris Agreement, countries are still missing climate deadlines

Meanwhile, emissions have continued to rise since the landmark treaty was signed. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Alaska, a graphite mine races toward approval without the required tribal consent

A project in western Alaska is being fast-tracked in a process that has not yet included legally required consultations with Inupiaq communities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

La Cumplida shows how coffee can restore ecosystems and economies

La Cumplida has turned deforested hills into thriving shade-grown coffee farms, showing that healing the land can also grow profits. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Texas floods showed why many rural communities feel abandoned in a crisis

Almost a third of Americans live in unincorporated communities beyond city limits, where disaster aid can confuse and frustrate. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

California extends cap-and-trade, as Indigenous nations grapple with the trade-offs

The Yurok Tribe has earned tens of millions from offsets, but critics say carbon markets perpetuate colonialism and allow companies to pay to pollute. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago