Biden protected the lands surrounding the Grand Canyon. Uranium mining is happening there anyway.

There's a long, nasty history of uranium mining on Native lands but the company says this time is different. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

To keep building materials out of landfills, cities are embracing ‘deconstruction’

From Portland to San Antonio, cities have begun to mandate that old buildings be taken apart instead of demolished. How do these ordinances work? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Companies are hiding their climate progress. A new report explains why.

In a twist, the greenest companies are talking about their climate efforts the least. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem?

A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

How to build renewables without threatening biodiversity? Carefully.

Building wind or solar farms on land that’s already been cleared or degraded might be a good place to start. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Shining light on energy inequity in Puerto Rico

Researchers are working with communities in Puerto Rico to build more sustainable systems in the face of ongoing challenges. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers

A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Inside the last-ditch effort to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline

The project is over budget and behind schedule, with a lot of hard work left to do. Its opponents hope that makes fossil fuel companies think twice about building the next one. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Puerto Rico is using residents’ home batteries to back up its grid

The yearlong pilot could be the first step in creating a residential-storage virtual power plant larger than any in North America. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

A huge battery has replaced Hawaii’s last coal plant

Plus Power’s Kapolei battery is officially online. The pioneering project is a leading example of how to shift crucial grid functions from fossil-fueled plants to clean energy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the South. They became loyal industry advocates.

A joint investigation by Floodlight and Capital B shows millions of dollars flowed from utilities to Black leaders and their groups since at least 2009. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Maine towns band together to offer ‘energy navigators,’ extra funding for home energy upgrades

The program, funded by a federal grant and set to launch in mid-2024, aims to fill cost gaps and ease confusion over government rebates as residents seek to cut heating costs and emissions. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Advocates in Georgia call for better protections for salt marshes, a key carbon sink.

In Georgia, coastal advocates are saying it's time update a 50-year-old law on protecting the half-million acres of salt marshes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Study: Climate migration will leave the elderly behind

Coastal populations will get older — and more fragile — as young people flee rising seas, according to new academic research. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Renewables are booming — but not enough to meet COP28 goals

The world agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. A new IEA report finds we’re currently off track. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children

Nearly $1B in federal funding will help decarbonize transportation and clean up some of the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Gasoline is cheap right now — but charging an EV is still cheaper

The price of home charging an electric vehicle in the U.S., on average, is equivalent to $1.41 per gallon. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

In an era of climate change, Alaska’s predators fall prey to politics

With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Bottled water has up to 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought

New research shows that every liter of bottled water contains 240,000 microscopic pieces of plastic. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Oil-friendly Louisiana now has the power to approve carbon capture projects

The EPA is handing over permitting power to the state's regulators. What could go wrong? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

A plastic chemical caused a toxic mess in Ohio last year. Now, the EPA is eyeing regulation.

Environmental advocates say a phaseout of vinyl chloride is long overdue. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The war zone in Gaza will leave a legacy of hidden health risks

A toxic mix of dust, ash, and other material from 15 million tons of rubble blankets the territory and threatens the health of its residents. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Washington’s cap on carbon is raising billions for climate action. Can it survive the backlash?

A repeal initiative blaming the state's climate law for higher gas prices could wind up on the ballot in November. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Persistent wildfire smoke is eroding rural America’s mental health

Besides physical effects, wildfire smoke can create economic anxiety, isolation, and despair. In rural areas, scientists see a link between smoke and higher suicide rates. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

As climate risks increase, Mississippi River towns look to each other for solutions

This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri in partnership with Report for America, with major funding from the Walton Family Foundation. Cities and towns across the Mississippi River … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The next frontier in EV battery recycling: Graphite

In the race to build a circular battery industry, one mineral has been overlooked — until now. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Berkeley’s gas ban is all but dead. What does that mean for other cities?

Despite another defeat in court, experts say cities still have plenty of options for electrifying buildings. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Will Arizona close a loophole that lets developers build without water?

Despite water woes in “wildcat” neighborhoods, lawmakers may not act. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Burn After Wearing

A mountain of used clothes appeared in Chile’s desert. Then it went up in flames. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

In Juneau, Alaska, a carbon offset project that’s actually working

Visiting Alaska is an emissions-heavy prospect. An innovative program has tourists ease that by helping buy heat pumps for locals. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

24 Predictions for 2024

Plastics, taxes, and expensive desserts: Grist reporters weigh in on the climate trends that will shape the year ahead. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

‘Green roads’ are plowing ahead, buffering drought and floods

This story was originally published by Yale E360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Makueni County, a corner of southern Kenya that’s home to nearly a million people, is a land of extremes. Nine months a year, Makueni is a hardened, sun-scorched pla … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

Buying an EV just got more affordable

The federal tax credit is now available as an upfront rebate, making EVs more accessible to low- and-middle-income households. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

How mobile home co-ops provide housing security — and climate resilience.

In the wake of rising housing prices, mobile home residents are banding together to buy the land under their homes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

A change in tax law has some solar providers walking on sunshine

“It’s going to enable a real scale-up of these programs, in Georgia and beyond." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 months ago

The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease outbreaks in 2023

The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up

Warming waters caused salmon populations to crash in western Alaska. Now Indigenous leaders say a legal fight could make matters worse. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

A look back at U.S. climate solutions this year

The country may have a long way to go in its decarbonization goals, but these stories show signs of progress. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions for violating their human rights

The Fosen wind farm was built illegally. Now the Norwegian government is paying to keep it running. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

Nuclear had a moment at COP28 — but it may be short-lived

More than two dozen countries pledged to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. But experts say the promise is “meaningless.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

How can California solve its water woes? By flooding its best farmland.

Restored floodplains in the state’s agricultural heartland are fighting both flooding and drought. But their fate rests with California’s powerful farmers. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement

In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

Why more than 60 Indigenous nations oppose the Line 5 oil pipeline

The 70 year-old pipeline, which just won a key permit, poses “an unacceptable risk of an oil spill into the Great Lakes.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

Here’s how experts graded US climate progress in 2023

Climate experts give the U.S. mixed grades on its efforts to mitigate climate change — but they all agree there’s room for improvement. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

The World Bank is running the first-ever climate reparations fund. Nobody is happy about it.

The U.S.-dominated institution has a track record of harming the very nations it purports to help. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

A court struck down local gas bans — so Seattle and other cities are getting creative

Amid an uncertain legal landscape, lawmakers are finding new ways to electrify buildings. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

Why people still fall for fake news about climate change

It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #climatescam is taking off. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago

A huge EV factory is coming to west Tennessee. Here’s how locals are ensuring they benefit.

Communities are using an organizing tool intended for sports stadiums to bargain with energy transition projects for labor standards and affordable housing. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 months ago