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
New right-to-repair laws take aim at “parts pairing,” a practice that undermines independent repair shops and creates e-waste. | Continue reading
Apartments need EV charging. Supporters of trickle-slow “Level 1” chargers argue that access is more important than speed. | Continue reading
In cities like Tucson, Arizona, people are transforming community spaces into parks teeming with edible plants. | Continue reading
Many in the construction and agriculture industries are opposed, but new research shows it would help them, too. | Continue reading
Many in the construction and agriculture sectors oppose a mandate to protect workers from heat, but research shows it would help them, too. | Continue reading
Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition. | Continue reading
Critical minerals for the clean energy transition are abundant in the Southwest, but the dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert. | Continue reading
Insurers have paid more than $1 billion in claims related to the Lahaina wildfires and want reimbursement from the utility. | Continue reading
The Biden administration will weigh the climate impacts of exporting LNG before approving new terminals. It won't be easy. | Continue reading
Led by California, rooftop solar installations are poised to fall 12 percent nationally this year. It’s the first decline since 2017. | Continue reading
How does someone committed to sustainability make for such a believable monster? | Continue reading
A report by Human Rights Watch sheds new light on the experiences of residents living near the region’s sprawling petrochemical complexes | Continue reading
Activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy. But they face tough opposition from investor-owned utilities. | Continue reading
A training program led by Harvard offers community organizing skills to clinicians interested in climate action. | Continue reading
New research shows how to protect the aquifers that hold most of the world’s fresh water. | Continue reading
High costs and strict regulations are pushing development into fire country, putting homeowners in the crosshairs of climate change. | Continue reading
An appeals court cleared the way for the chemical giant Formosa Plastics to start building its $9.4 billion complex in Cancer Alley. | Continue reading
“The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work.” | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: A beekeeper finds a new sense of purpose and community after helping to develop a warning system for floods. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: As California prepares to destroy a levee and sacrifice its last remaining almond farm, its caretaker remembers the toll floodwaters have taken on his family. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: The arrival of a surprise visitor at a family’s Passover celebration reveals the true story of how they came to be climate exiles. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: At a live art show in the bustling city, a cook grapples with the coastal home he lost. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: A student seeking his purpose in life makes a discovery that could revive a friend’s vital research. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: Across generations and a changing world, an Indian family preserves its traditions through food, dance, and the latest communication fads. | Continue reading
A family races against time to prepare their coconut farm for a massive storm surge. | Continue reading
A mother must come to terms with her child's identity, her husband's passing, and the changing landscape of their community. | Continue reading
In a culture where a child's first word takes on great meaning, a nonverbal child shows his compassion beyond words. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: A father's effort to honor his daughter’s memory through a rewilding project collides with his neighbor’s conventional farming practices. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: On a submarine housing children born with a genetic mutation, people of faith wrestle with the sin of causing an ecological disaster. | Continue reading
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: A desert dweller undergoes a rapid and enlightening metamorphosis to survive the seasonal migration. | Continue reading
A note from Grist's Imagine 2200 creative manager on the importance of hopeful, authentic climate fiction storytelling. | Continue reading
Fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil are looking at rural communities to mine for critical minerals, raising familiar hopes and fears. | Continue reading
A new study found that dragging nets along the seafloor releases a lot of planet-warming carbon into the atmosphere. But some are skeptical. | Continue reading
This story was originally published by Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. In the more than a decade since Alabama regulators allowed a landfill to take in tons of waste from coal-burning power plants around the US, … | Continue reading
Startups are processing plant waste into concentrated carbon to be buried or injected underground. It’s like fossil fuels, but in reverse. | Continue reading
“There is not a house in this community that has not had a person who has suffered from some type of cancer or kidney failure.” | Continue reading
The agency will offer upfront cash payments to disaster survivors and slash some of its infamous red tape. | Continue reading
Young people traumatized by Hurricane Maria were more likely to report substance use. | Continue reading
A new study from Princeton University explores the link between fracking boomtowns and the evictions they can prompt for longterm residents. | Continue reading
As the one-year anniversary of a toxic train derailment approaches, residents of East Palestine, Ohio, disagree if it's safe to live there. | Continue reading