On the agenda this Earth Day: A global treaty to end plastic pollution

This week, delegates continue negotiations for a global plastics treaty. They have a lot to do. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

As the climate changes, cities scramble to find trees that will survive

“Everybody is looking for the magic tree.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

How should Georgia elect key utility regulators? US Supreme Court asked to weigh in

Elections for the state's Public Service Commission have been on hold for years. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

From Australia to the Arctic, young Indigenous changemakers speak out

"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just

Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Biden’s ‘Solar for All’ awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families

The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Acre-by-acre, the Prairie Band Potawatomi bought back their land

After almost two centuries, the Indigenous Nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The American Climate Corps is now hiring

The Biden administration aims to sign up 20,000 people in the program's first year. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Indigenous peoples rush to stop ‘false climate solutions’ ahead of next international climate meeting

COP29 could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders are calling for a moratorium before it's too late. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

A gigantic wind project will cut through Indigenous lands in the Southwest

After a federal court rejected their lawsuit, tribes are turning to the U.N. for help. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

California communities are fighting the last battery recycling plant in the West — and its toxic legacy

Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

How to investigate toxic lead lurking in your community’s soil

New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own research. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Rural Georgia community battles railroad trying to take their land

An officer with the Georgia Public Service Commission says a private company can take land from 18 property owners in Sparta. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Drilling for oil on public land in the US is about to get more expensive

The long-awaited Interior Department policy will raise financial assurance and royalty rates. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer

Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Taking Big Oil to court for ‘climate homicide’ isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds

A new legal theory suggests that oil companies could be taken to court for every kind of homicide in the United States, short of first-degree murder. The idea of “climate homicide” is getting attention in law schools and district attorney’s offices around the country. A paper pub … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Pediatricians say climate conversations should be part of any doctor’s visit

From low birth weight to wildfire smoke, kids can bear the brunt of climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

At UN conference, Indigenous peoples say little has changed after promises made a decade ago

Now, climate change is adding urgency to those pledges. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders

Indigenous peoples around the world are harassed and killed at alarming rates. Will the world act? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Staggering quantities of energy transition metals are winding up in the garbage bin

Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The US still won’t fully embrace the rights of Indigenous peoples, here or abroad

"It does continuously feel like that you are trying to prove that you are worthy of life." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

A new federal rule aims to protect miners from black lung disease

Miners say the "overdue" regulation's success will depend upon upon effective enforcement. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

In a first, California cracks down on farms guzzling groundwater

Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

A wave of climate-conscious startups are brewing ‘beanless coffee’

In this excerpt, Grist senior editor L.V. Anderson explores the growing market of climate-proof coffee alternatives. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Who’s afraid of a 300-mile transmission line that could help decarbonize the Southeast?

Louisiana lawmakers and local utilities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The world’s 4th coral bleaching event has officially arrived

Scientists say it's shaping up to be the worst one yet. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown. Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’

The Biden administration is trying to punish Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. The state’s Republican politicians are fighting back. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Monitoring a ‘sea of trucks’ in Chicago

Activists found more than 5,000 trucks and buses passing through a single neighborhood in a day. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Your guide to the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

8 years into America’s e-scooter experiment, what have we learned?

The climate benefits of shared e-scooters depend upon how companies deploy and manage them, and what steps are taken to keep riders safe. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Mexico City’s metro system is sinking fast. Yours could be next.

Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The downballot races that could transform energy policy in Arizona and Nebraska

The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The lowly light bulb is the Biden administration’s latest climate-fighting tool

The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

A climate pledge verifier said it would allow more carbon offsets. Its staff revolted.

In a resignation letter, an adviser called carbon credits "scientifically, socially, and from a climate perspective a hoax." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.

As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

DOJ thinks Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is trespassing on tribal lands

But the agency stopped short of telling company to move. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

For a just transition to green energy, tribes need more than money

Advice from an Indigenous researcher: "To go fast, start slow." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Biden’s environmental justice scorecard offers more questions than answers

The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Corporate climate plans are improving, but still ‘critically insufficient’

New analysis finds "quite a big gap" between 51 companies' emissions targets and their plans to actually achieve them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Georgia residents: Apply to our community reporting fellowship

This is a paid six-week journalism training program. Apply by April 22. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Climate solutions, by the hundred

In honor of our 100th issue of Looking Forward, here are some of the most surprising, most actionable, and most fun solutions we've explored together. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

EPA finalizes the nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water

Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive ones. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The best coffee for the planet might not be coffee at all

Climate change is coming for your morning joe. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Bloomberg funds youth-led climate action in 100 cities worldwide

The grants will ensure young activists can shape local climate actions. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

The EPA’s first chemical plant rule in 20 years targets polluters in Louisiana and Texas

The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Water from arsenic-laced wells could protect the Pine Ridge reservation from wildfires

“We’re looking to deal with extended drought and the increasing intensity of wildfires.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era

The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 months ago

Climate change is rewiring fish brains — and probably ours, too

Acidifying oceans are leading to sensory loss in fish. Scientists fear people might be next. | Continue reading


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