Cash-strapped University of Arizona says climate action can wait

Activists have spent years pushing the university to divest from fossil fuels. With a $177 million deficit, that may not happen. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain

Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Climate change is undoing decades of progress on air quality

A new report finds that one in four people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a "climate penalty." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Supreme Court weighs blocking a federal plan to cut smog pollution

In an unusual move, opponents of the rule have asked the highest court to pause the rule even as dozens of lawsuits in lower courts remain undecided. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

The growing popularity of degrowth

Excerpts from a Q&A with bestselling degrowth author Kohei Saito. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

The EV shift could prevent millions of childhood asthma attacks

For children living near U.S. highways, a transition to zero-emission electric vehicles will mean reduced exposure to dangerous exhaust. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

8 states move to ban utilities from using customer money for lobbying

Utilities have come under fire for lobbying to stall climate policies and keep fossil fuel plants running. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Biden’s climate law fines oil companies for methane pollution. The bill is coming due.

Recent research suggests that the IRA’s methane fee could batter the oil and gas industry to the tune of more than $1 billion. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

What Europe’s egg-hurling farmers can teach us about climate progress

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Petrochemical companies have known for 40 years that plastics recycling wouldn’t work

New documents show how they promoted it anyway. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces again last year — and the gap is growing

While sales of both heat pumps and gas furnaces were down in 2023, heat pumps are proving more popular than ever. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

With limited resources, an Oregon town plans for climate change

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

In $100 million Colorado River deal, water and power collide

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson.

Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

As the Klamath River dries, tribal nations and farmers come to rare agreement

After decades of fighting over a drying Klamath Basin, tribal nations and farmers reach an agreement to repair the damaged ecosystem. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Greener snowmaking is helping ski resorts weather climate change

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

When a climate denier becomes Louisiana’s governor: Jeff Landry’s first month in office

Landry has surrounded himself with former fossil fuel executives — and he has targeted the state’s climate change task force. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Climate connections: Four stories of relationships forged through climate action

This Valentine's Day, we've collected tales of love and friendship that began with a shared passion for climate work. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

How the US government began its decade-long campaign against the anti-pipeline movement

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Greenpeace Mexico’s race to protect reefs from a new gas pipeline

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Climate Vulnerability Index illuminates inequities

Researchers hope this groundbreaking tool will help drive policy changes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Washington’s key climate law is under attack. Big Oil wants it to survive.

How did a cap-and-trade program considered the "gold standard" gain the support of oil companies? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl flight shows what’s wrong with carbon removal

A "quite radical" report suggests governments and communities, not the private sector, should be leading the carbon removal industry. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

1 in 5 UN-tracked migratory species at risk of extinction

A new report highlights solutions that would also address climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

How much carbon can farmers store in their soil? Nobody’s sure.

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Intensifying atmospheric rivers are leading to a surge in Valley fever cases in California

The fungal pathogen is thriving as the Golden State bounces between drought and flooding. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

How do you stop a glacier from melting? Put up an underwater curtain.

A 62-mile-long curtain moored to the Amundsen Sea bed in Antarctica could prevent catastrophic flooding elsewhere, scientists say. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Hidden subsidies prop up New York’s fossil fuel industry

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

The clean energy Super Bowl is here

Allegiant Stadium, which hosts this weekend's game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, is powered entirely by renewables. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Atmospheric rivers are battering California. Why don’t residents have flood insurance?

High costs, “disaster fatigue,” and regulatory gaps are all preventing Californians from recovering from atmospheric river flooding. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Campus divestment activists eye fossil fuel profits on stolen land

Campus activists "shocked but not shocked" that schools are profiting from fossil fuels drilled and mined on stolen Indigenous land. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

The unlikely coalition behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pivot

Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Chemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018

The societal costs of a class of chemicals known as phthalates could be as high as $8 billion | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy. The US government is about to find out how much.

A new federal initiative will shed light on the opaque and rapidly growing cryptocurrency mining industry. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

EPA finalizes new standards for deadly particulate matter

The restrictions on soot pollution will prevent thousands of premature deaths every year. Industry groups say it will hurt local economies. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

The extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land

How 14 land-grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands

A Grist investigation reveals how 14 public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

How we investigated the land-grant university system

A methodology of our efforts to reveal how land-grant universities continue to profit from stolen Indigenous resources. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

How to conduct your own reporting and research on state trust lands

A guide to using Grist's database on state trust lands. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Category 6-level hurricanes are already here, a new study says

But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

New study says the world blew past 1.5 degrees of warming four years ago

How scientists are using an unexpected organism — sea sponges — to refine climate projections. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

In New York, 1 in 4 residents now live within a half-mile of a mega warehouse

The problem: The pollution from all the truck exhaust is mega-dangerous. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

The promise and the perils of Hawaiʻi’s renewable energy revolution

The closer the state gets to reaching its groundbreaking clean energy goals, the harder it will be to achieve them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ could happen again

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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

John Podesta is a DC veteran. Can he make climate deals on the world stage?

Podesta takes over for John Kerry at a critical moment for global climate diplomacy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive

“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


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Can the ‘sand motor’ save West Africa’s eroding coast?

As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago