‘Build, baby, build:’ Canada’s new prime minister wants to make the country into an ‘energy superpower’

Mark Carney has promised to partner with Indigenous peoples. He's also promised to fast-track extractive energy projects. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

30 years of environmental justice, dismantled in 100 days

Under the Trump administration, policies to protect the communities most affected by pollution are "illegal." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

How California’s farmers can recharge the aquifers they’ve drained

Agriculture requires a lot of water. In the drought-stricken Central Valley, researchers have found a win-win for growers. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

100 days in, does Trump still ‘dig’ coal?

Presidents have long used coal miners as political props. Yet federal policies have done little to improve their lives, and some things have actually gotten worse. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

Trump’s first 100 days shredded millions in funding for Indigenous peoples

Funding cuts span climate change, education, health care and more. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

Who will finance global climate solutions? Not the West.

As the U.S. and Europe slash their development funding, Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed that his country “will not slow down its climate actions.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

Project 2025 was extreme. Trump’s first 100 days have been even more radical.

The president's environmental policies mirror the far-right blueprint — and push the boundaries of the Constitution. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy

In California's water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

The Trump administration just dismissed all 400 experts working on America’s official climate report

It’s not clear who will now write the Congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment — or whether it will be written at all. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

Indigenous leaders push for seat at the table of high seas biodiversity treaty 

Negotiators are calling for involvement in the agreement’s decision-making process, not just an acknowledgement of their presence. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

The Trump administration’s push to privatize US public lands

In its first 100 days, Trump 2.0 has waged war on the lands, waters, and wildlife we all own. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

The New Jersey fire signals a new era for the Northeast

The worst fire in New Jersey's history is a warning that "there's no reason that what has happened in the western U.S. can't happen here.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Trump is bypassing community input to fast-track energy projects that risk pollution

In his first 100 days, Trump has slashed the environmental processes safeguarding the nation's energy projects. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Lost your federal job or funding? Tell us how cuts are impacting the environment, health, and safety of your community.

Grist wants to hear how your work is being affected, and help tell the story of what's being lost. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

A siege on science: How Trump is undoing an American legacy

In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has slashed federal agencies, canceled national reports, and yanked funding from universities. The shockwaves will be felt worldwide. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

Why Trump can’t stop states from fighting climate change

Climate progress is still happening. You just need to know where to look. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

Why Trump can’t stop states from fighting climate change

Climate progress is still happening. You just need to know where to look. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

With climate action at stake, pro-Trump statement at UNPFII met with silence

Indigenous women are among those most impacted by climate change while the Trump administration promotes entrepreneurship in Indian Country. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

Indigenous delegates at the UN raise alarm on voluntary isolated peoples

Deforestation in the Amazon is closing in around isolated communities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

10 charts prove that clean energy is winning — even in the Trump era

Climate progress is actually good business. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 23 days ago

More women view climate change as their number one political issue

A new report shows a growing gender gap among people who vote with environmental issues in mind. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

From Greenland to Ghana, Indigenous youth work for climate justice

“No matter what happens we will stand and we will fight, and we will keep pushing for solutions.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Balcony solar took off in Germany. Why not the US?

From breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, America’s grid isn’t ready for balcony solar — yet. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep sea mining

The move opens the door for companies tired of waiting for permission to scrape the ocean floor. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

The Trump administration says it wants a ‘nuclear renaissance.’ These actions suggest otherwise.

Tariffs and a shake-up at the Tennessee Valley Authority could be getting in the way. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

A forthcoming Supreme Court decision could limit agencies’ duty to consider environmental harms

The ruling could allow federal agencies to skip climate analysis when approving major projects — with wide-reaching consequences. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

Oak Flat is sacred to Western Apache. The Trump administration intends to approve a plan to destroy it.

The fate of Arizona’s proposed Resolution Copper mine rested with the federal courts, but the administration announced last week it would move to approve the project before their rulings. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

How Italy got its citizens — and me — to adopt a rigorous recycling scheme

Italy has become a global leader in recycling, in part by relying on households to do a lot of the work. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

How your showerhead and fridge got roped into the culture wars

Efficient appliances used to have bipartisan support. What happened? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

Trump’s latest USDA cuts undermine his plan to “Make America Healthy Again”

The abrupt cancellation of a beloved farm-to-school grant program threatens food access, school gardens, and small farms nationwide. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

A simple tweak to tax law has helped bring solar power to the communities that need it most

The Inflation Reduction Act lets companies sell their clean energy tax credits for cash. Now that benefit is at risk. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

Wildlife, not livestock: Why the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming are reclassifying buffaloes

"Bringing the buffalo back is about our relationship with them, not domination over them." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

Your guide to the 2025 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

The Trump administration's border policies are expected to have a big impact on this year’s largest gathering of Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

DOGE cuts pull AmeriCorps volunteers off of disaster relief jobs

Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Colorado, gas for cars could soon come with a warning label

Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The environmental policy backed by free-market Republicans

The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it's "a freedom and liberty issue." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches

Offering kids nondairy milk could be a climate solution. No one's talking about it that way. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How baby chickens became America’s hottest commodity

Soaring egg prices have people flocking to buy chickens, creating a nationwide shortage of chicks. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The ‘king of poisons’ is building up in rice

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a “scary” health burden. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ where black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs

A new study confirms what many long suspected. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget

Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

El eslabón no regulado de una cadena de suministro tóxica

De El Paso, Texas, a Richmond, Virginia, los almacenes están liberando óxido de etileno, una sustancia química cancerígena. Casi nadie lo sabe. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Meet the DJs spinning Earth Day into nightlife

At Earth "Night" celebrations, you can dance, vibe, and get involved with local climate action. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain

From El Paso, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

¿Su comunidad está en riesgo? Cómo acceder a la información y contar historias sobre el EtO

Las periodistas de Grist comparten cómo investigamos esta historia y cómo aprender más sobre las emisiones de óxido de etileno en su zona. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Is your community at risk? How to access data and tell stories about EtO

Grist journalists share how we investigated this story and how to learn more about ethylene oxide emissions in your area. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Why the shipping industry’s new carbon tax is a big deal — and still not enough

Modeling suggests it will only reduce emissions up to 10 percent by 2030. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The obscure policy that financed many of the last decade’s riskiest energy investments is back

Who pays for the risk that a power plant goes over budget or fails? In states with CWIP laws, it’s not utility companies — but their customers | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago