A Superfund for climate change? States consider a new way to make Big Oil pay.

Vermont joins three northeastern states in trying to make the fossil fuel industry pay for the damages wrought by climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

What happened when climate deniers met an AI chatbot?

A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Slow down, do less: A Q&A with the author who introduced ‘degrowth’ to a mass audience

Kohei Saito talks four-day work weeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Climate change will kill 14.5 million people globally by 2050 — but mostly not directly

A recent report also projects $12.5 trillion in economic losses and $1.1 trillion in healthcare costs by midcentury. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

From fiction reality: Could people ever embrace a ban on flying?

It’s about push and pull, some experts say. To regulate carbon-intensive activities, we need attractive alternatives — and the right messaging. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

The climate case for a career in mining

The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Across the country, houses of worship are going solar

There's a rise in churches turning to solar power so they can preach sustainability along with their doctrines. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 months ago

Climate change has killed 4 million people since 2000 — and that’s an underestimate

“Nobody is counting it, and nobody is moving in the direction of counting it.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Apple uses software to control how phones get fixed. Lawmakers are pushing back.

New right-to-repair laws take aim at “parts pairing,” a practice that undermines independent repair shops and creates e-waste. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Why the slowest EV chargers may be the fastest way to get people into EVs

Apartments need EV charging. Supporters of trickle-slow “Level 1” chargers argue that access is more important than speed. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Hot? Hungry? Step inside these food forests.

In cities like Tucson, Arizona, people are transforming community spaces into parks teeming with edible plants. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

As summers grow ever hotter, OSHA appears ready to protect workers

Many in the construction and agriculture industries are opposed, but new research shows it would help them, too. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

As summers grow ever hotter, OSHA appears ready to protect workers

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Chicago could be first major Midwestern city to ban gas in new construction

Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Is the Southwest too dry for a mining boom?

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Insurance companies are going after Hawaiian Electric to reimburse Lahaina fire claims

Insurers have paid more than $1 billion in claims related to the Lahaina wildfires and want reimbursement from the utility. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The big question behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pause

The Biden administration will weigh the climate impacts of exporting LNG before approving new terminals. It won't be easy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

How California is casting a cloud over residential solar

Led by California, rooftop solar installations are poised to fall 12 percent nationally this year. It’s the first decline since 2017. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Why we love to hate Emma Stone’s environmentalist in ‘The Curse’

How does someone committed to sustainability make for such a believable monster? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Human Rights Watch blames Louisiana regulators for low birth weights in Cancer Alley

A report by Human Rights Watch sheds new light on the experiences of residents living near the region’s sprawling petrochemical complexes | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Meet the communities trying to take over their local electric utility

Activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy. But they face tough opposition from investor-owned utilities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Good health depends on a stable climate. This fellowship teaches health professionals how to advocate for both.

A training program led by Harvard offers community organizing skills to clinicians interested in climate action. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Groundwater levels are falling worldwide — but there are solutions

New research shows how to protect the aquifers that hold most of the world’s fresh water. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Why California’s housing market is destined to go up in flames

High costs and strict regulations are pushing development into fire country, putting homeowners in the crosshairs of climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

A Louisiana court just revived plans for the country’s biggest plastics plant

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Plastic bag bans have already prevented billions of bags from being used, report finds

“The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

To Labor for the Hive

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The Last Almond

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

A Seder in Siberia

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Accensa Domo Proximi

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The Blossoming

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Cabbage Koora: A Prognostic Autobiography

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

A Gift of Coconuts

A family races against time to prepare their coconut farm for a massive storm surge. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Gifts We Give to the Sea

A mother must come to terms with her child's identity, her husband's passing, and the changing landscape of their community. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The Imperfect Blue Marble

In a culture where a child's first word takes on great meaning, a nonverbal child shows his compassion beyond words. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The Long In-Between

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

La Sirène

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Stasis

From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: A desert dweller undergoes a rapid and enlightening metamorphosis to survive the seasonal migration. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The power of climate fiction and the ethos of Imagine 2200

A note from Grist's Imagine 2200 creative manager on the importance of hopeful, authentic climate fiction storytelling. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Oil companies used to run this town. Now they’re back — to mine for lithium.

Fossil fuel companies like ExxonMobil are looking at rural communities to mine for critical minerals, raising familiar hopes and fears. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Bottom trawling shreds the seafloor. It may also be a huge source of carbon emissions.

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

‘Control the narrative’: How an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Why humans are putting ‘coal’ and ‘oil’ back in the ground

Startups are processing plant waste into concentrated carbon to be buried or injected underground. It’s like fossil fuels, but in reverse. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

A decades-long battle against North Carolina’s largest landfill is ramping up

“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


@grist.org | 10 months ago

FEMA to overhaul its disaster aid system after decades of criticism

The agency will offer upfront cash payments to disaster survivors and slash some of its infamous red tape. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

How climate disasters hurt adolescents’ mental health

Young people traumatized by Hurricane Maria were more likely to report substance use. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

How an oil boom in North Dakota led to a boom in evictions

A new study from Princeton University explores the link between fracking boomtowns and the evictions they can prompt for longterm residents. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

One year after the toxic train derailment, is East Palestine safe? Depends on who you ask.

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


@grist.org | 10 months ago