Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet

El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

How an Aboriginal woman fought a coal company and won

Goldman Prize Winner Murrawah Maroochy Johnson talks climate justice and inheriting a legacy of Indigenous resistance. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Electric vehicles need cobalt. Congolese miners work in dangerous conditions to get it.

Black activists in the U.S. are fighting the exploitation of Black resources and workers in the Congo. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

California sides with big utilities, trimming incentives for community solar projects

Critics said the decision was "fatally flawed" and won't allow for a “just and equitable energy transition.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

San Diego ponders a bid to take over its for-profit energy utility

Frustration with high rates and poor service is sparking campaigns to take over investor-owned utilities and make them nonprofit public entities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Better late than never: Wealthy nations finally meet $100 billion climate aid goal

But developing countries need trillions more. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Georgia governor calls for even more nuclear power despite budget woes

State leaders celebrate new reactors with cake while residents watch power bills rise. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Georgia governor calls for even more nuclear power despite budget woes

State leaders celebrate new reactors with cake while residents watch power bills rise. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis

A new series explores how climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Four lost pregnancies. Five weeks of IVF injections. One storm.

A couple spent years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to have a baby. Then Hurricane Ian hit. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Pregnant in a warming climate: A lethal ‘double risk’ for malaria

Mosquitoes are moving into the mountains of Papua New Guinea and other highland areas. That could be a death sentence for pregnant people. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Salt in the womb: How rising seas erode reproductive health

Women in Bangladesh are confronting the dangerous health effects of consuming salty water. They won't be the last. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Heat waves are making pregnancy more dangerous and exacerbating existing maternal health disparities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Photos help tell climate stories. This media library lets conservation orgs access them for free.

A new project connects scientists and storytellers with high-quality footage, giving a second life to images that would otherwise sit around on hard drives. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Cicadas à la carte? Here’s why it’s so hard to get Americans to eat bugs.

Edible insects could decarbonize America's food system. But lobbyists, conspiracy theories, and your "ick" factor stand in the way. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Can carbon offsets actually work? The Biden administration thinks so.

New guidelines aim to restore confidence in the controversial climate solution. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Recycling isn’t easy. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is doing it anyway.

With federal dollars flowing, small tribes are trying to jumpstart their own recycling programs. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals

The aim is to draw key minerals, including lithium and magnesium, from ocean water, desalination plant residue, and industrial waste brine. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Puerto Rico’s rooftop solar boom is at risk, advocates warn

Rooftop solar has been a lifeline for the U.S. territory during blackouts. Now a government entity wants to undo a law protecting a key solar program. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

As New York’s offshore wind work begins, an environmental justice community awaits the benefits

A labor agreement guarantees jobs for unions, but making sure Sunset Park residents are included remains a challenge. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

What’s the difference between Indigenous nations co-managing or co-stewarding their land? A lot.

Being a "steward" of the land isn't enough for Native peoples. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

The ‘doomsday’ glacier is melting faster than scientists thought

Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

A pot of unspent federal money could have prevented Jackson’s water crisis

A new report surfaces a trail of red flags that the EPA didn’t raise. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Microplastics are in human testicles. It’s still not clear how they got there.

People eat, drink, and breathe in tiny pieces of plastics — but what they do inside the body is still unknown. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

As reservoirs go dry, Mexico City and Bogotá are staring down ‘Day Zero’

Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

The key to better climate outcomes? Respecting Indigenous land rights and autonomy.

A new conservation study carries important implications for global climate targets. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Five creative visions for the future, from Looking Forward’s readers

Announcing the winners of our first cli-fi drabble contest. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Northern Michiganders are getting off propane — and on to natural gas

The state’s largest utility says natural gas is a bridge fuel, but advocates say it’s no climate solution. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Billions of people cook over open fires. Are gas stoves the solution?

Last week in Paris, dozens of countries agreed to tackle harmful cooking methods — but sidestepped the controversial question of how to replace them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Small island nations get big climate victory in international maritime court

Advocates say the ruling makes clear that complying with the Paris Agreement is not enough. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Small island nations get big climate victory in international maritime court

Advocates say the ruling makes clear that complying with the Paris Agreement is not enough. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

South Korea’s energy trap: Government-funded dead end fossil fuel investments

South Korea is investing massive amounts of public funding into importing natural gas while demand is declining. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

How data gaps could put US territories like Guam and Puerto Rico at greater risk for climate change

"If folks are serious about environmental justice, they need to be serious about addressing equity issues in U.S territories." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows

“Something is wrong with the system.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?

Recent lawsuits say Arrowhead, Evian, Poland Spring, and other water bottlers are deceiving customers. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.

The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

As fossil fuel plants face retirement, a Puerto Rico community pushes for rooftop solar

Land for large solar arrays is limited on the island. Rooftop panels can provide electricity during blackouts and bring the island closer to its clean energy goals. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.

The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

In a debut book, a love letter to eastern North Carolina — and an indictment of colonialism as a driver of climate change

Lumbee scientist Ryan Emanuel on seeking home, and climate justice, in "On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws

While Floridians suffered through record heat, DeSantis signed legislation keeping "windmills off our beaches." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again

"You could definitely see the smoke outside, you could smell it, you could even taste it." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again.

"You could definitely see the smoke outside, you could smell it, you could even taste it." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.

And it’s getting worse with extreme heat. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too?

Most young people aren’t sure how to take action. Biden’s program could provide much-needed structure. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

How ‘kitty cats’ are wrecking the home insurance industry

Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

How tiny pieces of evidence can reveal giant stories about our world — and ways to make it better

In ‘Proof of Concept,’ the Grist video team shines a spotlight on some surprising environmental research and discoveries. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition

Kern County is betting on carbon capture to replace oil jobs and tax revenue. But will the county’s new economy repeat the sins of the old one? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago

Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard?

The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do the same. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 months ago