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 | 22 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 | 22 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 | 22 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 | 22 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 | 22 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 | 23 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 | 23 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 | 23 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 | 24 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 | 24 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 | 24 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 | 24 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 | 24 days ago

How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia

The state’s largest utility was already expanding power plants to serve data centers. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Has the farm bill hit a dead end?

What was once a bipartisan slam dunk has now become a hyper-politicized game of chicken, with hunger, nutrition, and conservation programs on the line. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Former EPA officials: Trump is letting data centers make people sick

“Families shouldn’t have to pay for the AI boom with their health.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

Federal court rules there is no constitutional right to safe drinking water

Years after a water crisis rocked Jackson, Mississippi, the court finds that residents have no right “to truthful information from officials.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest

As Congress considers the next five years of transportation spending, proposed transit funding reductions could fall heavily on rural communities with limited service. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers

Concerned residents accused the commission of serving Georgia Power and data centers, not the public. Will their discontent sway November’s election? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

The fate of the Endangered Species Act rests on 2 simple words

The Trump administration has upended protections for thousands of endangered species by redefining the words "take" and "harm." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming

An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to prepare and respond. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

A trip down the road that will determine the fate of the Amazon

The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and the global climate at risk. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

She governs a US territory. But she has no say in who mines its waters.

Modern-day colonialism is enabling Trump's deep sea mining ambitions in the Pacific. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience

With help from government incentives, Ukrainian businesses and households are increasingly investing in solar. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was

“The numbers are just really mind-boggling." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?

Thousands of them have died in the last decade, and environmental groups might sue the Trump administration for ignoring their plight. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Trump is about to topple the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda

With the repeal of a rule that limited carbon emissions from power plants, the president is further delaying the phaseout of coal. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.

Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

As extreme weather worsens, Black and Hispanic homeowners are paying more for insurance

Residents in predominantly Hispanic communities in Florida are paying on average $5,014 more annually for their policies, a new report says. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A federal judge just told Trump there’s no “emergency” to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant open

It's one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s “energy emergency” agenda. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

America’s houseplants come at a steep price for greenhouse workers

The people who grow houseplants aren't often thought of as agricultural workers, but they face many of the same hardships — especially in extreme heat. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

More than 70% of new solar is being built in states that voted for Trump

Trump-supporting states are driving the solar boom even as Republican policies complicate its future. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

What the record-high cost of diesel means for you

Most Americans don't buy diesel, but the soaring costs of trucking and shipping goods have cost the average household $350. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.

It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry in the state. But EV makers are still forging ahead. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Wendell Berry’s life on Earth

Throughout his career, the writer and farmer found joy in a world without end. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse

Melting glaciers spell disaster around the world. Protecting people will be a challenge for decades to come. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough

Scientists say it will take more than early warning systems and cooling centers to keep people safe. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

America is losing its war against wildfire

Wildland firefighting is increasingly facing an intractable reality: We’re stuck in a vicious cycle. A doom loop. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A hard-won rule to cut chemical plant pollution is being unraveled

In 2024, the Biden administration enacted wide-ranging regulations to protect communities near petrochemical plants from air toxics. The Trump administration has since granted exemptions to scores of polluting facilities and is working to rewrite the long-awaited rule. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster

Flash flooding in the Arizona tourist destination was probably triggered by compounding climate factors, such as drought and warming in Pacific Ocean. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

With the midterms looming, Trump has no real way out of his gas price problem

The president is facing a shortage of refining capacity, and more Venezuelan oil isn't going to help. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land

In Michigan and around the country, farmers are facing decisions about how to best keep land in production as values rise, climate change threatens operations, and a younger generation chooses not to farm. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The summer we love is slipping away

From the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Fiber optic cables reveal ‘icequakes’ in endangered glaciers

The technology could help create an early-warning system for changes in ice stability. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Gen Z is using ‘polyester’ as an insult. It’s actually a throwback.

Here's how the fabric went from a "miracle" fiber to TikTok slang for fake. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Michigan invests $7.5M to find out if it’s sitting on a clean energy gold mine

The funding will go toward researching geologic hydrogen, a carbon-free energy source buried beneath the state that could clean up heavy-emitting industries like transportation. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

When plastic companies write the lesson plans

The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

When plastic companies write the lesson plans

The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago