E.U. officials had ambitions to curb greenhouse gas emissions from farming. But after protests broke out from Berlin to Brussels, they changed their minds. | Continue reading
New documents show how they promoted it anyway. | Continue reading
While sales of both heat pumps and gas furnaces were down in 2023, heat pumps are proving more popular than ever. | Continue reading
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win: a sustainability plan. But lack of dedicated staff and resources to secure federal grant funds threaten its success. | Continue reading
The Colorado River District plans to buy the water rights that flow through Colorado's Shoshone hydropower plant. The acquisition is seen as pivotal for a wide swath of the state, and has been co-signed by farmers, environmental groups, and local governments. | Continue reading
Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists? | Continue reading
After decades of fighting over a drying Klamath Basin, tribal nations and farmers reach an agreement to repair the damaged ecosystem. | Continue reading
As a warming world creates an existential threat for the ski industry, resorts are reducing how much energy they need to make it snow. | Continue reading
Landry has surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives — and he has targeted the state’s climate change task force. | Continue reading
This Valentine's Day, we've collected tales of love and friendship that began with a shared passion for climate work. | Continue reading
Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets. | Continue reading
The company behind Keystone XL plans to build an extension to a natural gas pipeline off the coast of Mexico, threatening coral reefs and local livelihoods. | Continue reading
Researchers hope this groundbreaking tool will help drive policy changes. | Continue reading
How did a cap-and-trade program considered the "gold standard" gain the support of oil companies? | Continue reading
A "quite radical" report suggests governments and communities, not the private sector, should be leading the carbon removal industry. | Continue reading
A new report highlights solutions that would also address climate change. | Continue reading
There’s still a lot that scientists don’t know about dirt. Advocates say the long-awaited farm bill could help fix that. | Continue reading
The fungal pathogen is thriving as the Golden State bounces between drought and flooding. | Continue reading
A 62-mile-long curtain moored to the Amundsen Sea bed in Antarctica could prevent catastrophic flooding elsewhere, scientists say. | Continue reading
The state wants to phase out fossil fuels. Localities have given over a billion dollars in tax breaks to help keep them around. | Continue reading
Allegiant Stadium, which hosts this weekend's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, is powered entirely by renewables. | Continue reading
High costs, “disaster fatigue,” and regulatory gaps are all preventing Californians from recovering from atmospheric river flooding. | Continue reading
Campus activists "shocked but not shocked" that schools are profiting from fossil fuels drilled and mined on stolen Indigenous land. | Continue reading
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause. | Continue reading
The societal costs of a class of chemicals known as phthalates could be as high as $8 billion | Continue reading
A new federal initiative will shed light on the opaque and rapidly growing cryptocurrency mining industry. | Continue reading
The restrictions on soot pollution will prevent thousands of premature deaths every year. Industry groups say it will hurt local economies. | Continue reading
How 14 land-grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations. | Continue reading
A Grist investigation reveals how 14 public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land. | Continue reading
A methodology of our efforts to reveal how land-grant universities continue to profit from stolen Indigenous resources. | Continue reading
A guide to using Grist's database on state trust lands. | Continue reading
But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale? | Continue reading
A year after California gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico is preserving its net metering program to foster clean energy and resilience. | Continue reading
How scientists are using an unexpected organism — sea sponges — to refine climate projections. | Continue reading
The problem: The pollution from all the truck exhaust is mega-dangerous. | Continue reading
The closer the state gets to reaching its groundbreaking clean energy goals, the harder it will be to achieve them. | Continue reading
A year after a major methane leak from underground gas storage, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the United States. | Continue reading
Podesta takes over for John Kerry at a critical moment for global climate diplomacy. | Continue reading
“If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S. you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities." | Continue reading
As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements. | Continue reading
Vermont joins three northeastern states in trying to make the fossil fuel industry pay for the damages wrought by climate change. | Continue reading
A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity. | Continue reading
Kohei Saito talks four-day work weeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption. | Continue reading
A recent report also projects $12.5 trillion in economic losses and $1.1 trillion in healthcare costs by midcentury. | Continue reading
It’s about push and pull, some experts say. To regulate carbon-intensive activities, we need attractive alternatives — and the right messaging. | Continue reading
The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation. | Continue reading
There's a rise in churches turning to solar power so they can preach sustainability along with their doctrines. | Continue reading
“Nobody is counting it, and nobody is moving in the direction of counting it.” | Continue reading