There's a long, nasty history of uranium mining on Native lands but the company says this time is different. | Continue reading
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
In a twist, the greenest companies are talking about their climate efforts the least. | Continue reading
A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. | Continue reading
Building wind or solar farms on land that’s already been cleared or degraded might be a good place to start. | Continue reading
Researchers are working with communities in Puerto Rico to build more sustainable systems in the face of ongoing challenges. | Continue reading
A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work. | Continue reading
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
The yearlong pilot could be the first step in creating a residential-storage virtual power plant larger than any in North America. | Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Coastal populations will get older — and more fragile — as young people flee rising seas, according to new academic research. | Continue reading
The world agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. A new IEA report finds we’re currently off track. | Continue reading
Nearly $1B in federal funding will help decarbonize transportation and clean up some of the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution | Continue reading
The price of home charging an electric vehicle in the U.S., on average, is equivalent to $1.41 per gallon. | Continue reading
With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex. | Continue reading
New research shows that every liter of bottled water contains 240,000 microscopic pieces of plastic. | Continue reading
The EPA is handing over permitting power to the state's regulators. What could go wrong? | Continue reading
Environmental advocates say a phaseout of vinyl chloride is long overdue. | Continue reading
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
A repeal initiative blaming the state's climate law for higher gas prices could wind up on the ballot in November. | Continue reading
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
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
In the race to build a circular battery industry, one mineral has been overlooked — until now. | Continue reading
Despite another defeat in court, experts say cities still have plenty of options for electrifying buildings. | Continue reading
Despite water woes in “wildcat” neighborhoods, lawmakers may not act. | Continue reading
A mountain of used clothes appeared in Chile’s desert. Then it went up in flames. | Continue reading
Visiting Alaska is an emissions-heavy prospect. An innovative program has tourists ease that by helping buy heat pumps for locals. | Continue reading
Plastics, taxes, and expensive desserts: Grist reporters weigh in on the climate trends that will shape the year ahead. | Continue reading
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
The federal tax credit is now available as an upfront rebate, making EVs more accessible to low- and-middle-income households. | Continue reading
In the wake of rising housing prices, mobile home residents are banding together to buy the land under their homes. | Continue reading
“It’s going to enable a real scale-up of these programs, in Georgia and beyond." | Continue reading
The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future. | Continue reading
Warming waters caused salmon populations to crash in western Alaska. Now Indigenous leaders say a legal fight could make matters worse. | Continue reading
The country may have a long way to go in its decarbonization goals, but these stories show signs of progress. | Continue reading
The Fosen wind farm was built illegally. Now the Norwegian government is paying to keep it running. | Continue reading
More than two dozen countries pledged to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. But experts say the promise is “meaningless.” | Continue reading
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
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together. | Continue reading
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
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
The U.S.-dominated institution has a track record of harming the very nations it purports to help. | Continue reading
Amid an uncertain legal landscape, lawmakers are finding new ways to electrify buildings. | Continue reading
It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #climatescam is taking off. | Continue reading
Communities are using an organizing tool intended for sports stadiums to bargain with energy transition projects for labor standards and affordable housing. | Continue reading