Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?

“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

The US electric grid is getting a $3.5 billion upgrade

New funding from the Biden administration aims to build an energy system more resilient against climate impacts. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

To obscure the risks of gas stoves, utilities borrowed from Big Tobacco’s playbook

Industry-funded research downplayed the health hazards of gas stoves as far back as 1974, according to a new investigation. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Sámi youth enlist the King of Norway’s help to fight an illegal wind farm

Indigenous organizers and environmental advocates have been fighting to remove a green energy project for years. So far, authorities haven’t helped. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

How chefs are using their influence to advocate for climate action

In her new book "At the Table," food policy expert Katherine Miller examines how chefs are uniquely positioned to become effective advocates. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

The fight over a facility that recycles dead animals in Los Angeles

Neighbors had celebrated the temporary shutdown of Baker Commodities, an animal-byproduct recycling plant, but now an upcoming court decision could allow it to fully reopen. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

US scientists lay out a sweeping roadmap for decarbonization

The 600-plus-page report from the National Academies of Science includes 80 recommendations for how the U.S. can achieve its target of net-zero emissions by 2050. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

How a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans

An investigation found that local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Marco temporal: the anti-Indigenous theory that just won’t die

A recent effort by Brazilian lawmakers would be a disaster for Indigenous land claims and efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Climate change has toppled some civilizations but not others. Why?

The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke

There have been more than 2,700 Amazon wildfires this month alone. That's on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

The EU just kicked off its biggest climate experiment yet

The world’s largest single market has launched a bold plan to tax carbon at its borders. The rest of the world is paying close attention. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Exxon reinforces support for fossil fuels with deal to buy shale giant for $60 billion

The deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources shows Exxon’s confidence that fossil fuel output will not be hampered in years to come. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

‘Nothing’s predictable’: Extreme weather is ruining farmers’ crops, and their finances

Natural disasters hit farmers with a $22 billion bill last year. Only half of that was covered by insurance. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Biden administration launches ‘Earthshot’ effort to slash energy bills

The Department of Energy's new initiative aims to cut household energy bills by 20 percent and the cost of decarbonizing by 50 percent. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

In wildfire-prone areas, homeowners are learning they’re uninsurable

Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Tesla and Rivian signed a right-to-repair pact. Repair advocates are skeptical.

Despite a “landmark” agreement, automakers and the repair industry are still fighting over who controls car data. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Study: The best way to restore ecosystems is to listen to Indigenous peoples

However, outdated science and views leads many researchers to ignore traditional knowledge. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

The Supreme Court rejected a Republican challenge to Biden’s climate math

The social cost of carbon — the most influential calculation in U.S. climate policy — has now survived two challenges from Republican states. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

What a heat-proof city could look like

A new Grist project takes a holistic look at heat solutions and adaptations that will help cities prepare for one of climate change’s deadliest impacts. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

How efforts to protect an Indigenous oasis almost led to its demise

The National Park Service's vision of Quitobaquito Springs as a "wild" park was at odds with the Indigenous caretakers already living there. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

What happens when America’s flood insurance market goes underwater?

More homeowners than ever need flood insurance. Fewer than ever can afford it. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Cooking oil has a deforestation problem. A startup says it has a solution.

To grow oil crops, particularly palm and soybeans, farming corporations are cutting down carbon-rich forests, threatening climate goals and biodiversity.  | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

California enacts far-reaching climate disclosure laws

New climate laws passed by the California legislature this weekend tackle carbon offsets, corporate emissions, and clean energy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Why Indigenous youth are gathering in Oslo to fight a green energy project

Two years after a wind farm was ruled illegal in Norway, Sámi activists are still fighting for its closure. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing

Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

As heat-related deaths rise, a new program puts community clinics on the front lines

An initiative in Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona enlists clinicians to ensure resources go to the right places during heat waves. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Backyard sewage and parasitic disease: EPA opens civil rights probe in Alabama

The federal EPA opened a civil rights probe last week into the Alabama EPA, looking into how it dispersed federal dollars for sewage systems. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

In Texas, oilfield companies helped to craft new waste rules for 2 years before the public got to see them

The effort to update the state’s oilfield waste disposal rules was initiated by Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright, one of the state’s top oil and gas regulators who has investments in the industry. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

A gas storage plant and new pipeline disrupt life in this Black community

The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change and an unstable energy grid. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Grid batteries have never been more abundant — or more useful

This summer, batteries bolstered the heat-battered grids of Texas and California, underscoring the tech’s value as a low-carbon way to keep the lights on. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Energy Department backs solar loans for low-income Puerto Ricans

The Biden administration wants to expand access to solar financing, but some resilience advocates disagree with the approach. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Offshore wind turbines need rare earth metals. Will there be enough to go around?

China dominates production of the crucial metals, and wind companies are scouring the globe for more sources. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere

The state’s decision will do little to solve a water shortage largely driven by irrigated agriculture. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Cities worldwide keep building in flood zones, despite mounting risks

‘We invest in flood zones more than safe zones,' says the author of a report that finds building construction in such areas has jumped 122 percent. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

In communities of color, most oil and gas jobs still go to white workers

“If one group gets all the pollution and another group gets all the jobs, it’s not really a trade-off anymore.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

There’s still a chance for America to reach net-zero, but it requires drastic action

That includes building more renewables, selling more electric vehicles, and fixing up more buildings. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

How to build a heat-resilient city

Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

The surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines 

A review of new and old research shows coal strip mines rebound in remarkable ways, findings that could shape a new vision for these ravaged landscapes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Pope Francis calls for rapid decarbonization, ‘abandonment of fossil fuels’

The pontiff's latest decree urges Western countries to do more to avert climate disaster. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Earth just set another heat record — by the largest margin yet

September's mercury measurements were more fitting for mid-summer (though summer isn’t what it used to be either). | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

In Baltimore, yellow buses are going green

Cities all over the country are beginning to transition their school bus fleets to electric — a boon for the climate, and for students’ health. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Across the Midwest, communities grapple with the idea of a future without coal

The fossil fuel defined economies and local traditions. What happens when it goes away? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

In Photos: This small Midwestern town still crowns its Coal Queen

In tiny Marissa, Illinois, coal brought prosperity and created traditions. What do people do when coal declines and goes away? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

The rise of ‘dadvocacy’? Inside Seattle’s first Climate Papa playdate

Parents want to do something about climate change. But figuring it out isn't easy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Louisiana’s saltwater wedge is a slow-motion disaster

Drought on the Mississippi River is pulling salt water toward New Orleans, threatening drinking water supplies. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Cities are struggling with warmer, wetter weather. Better climate models could help.

A new federal initiative is bringing together climate scientists and community leaders to examine cities’ microclimates — and make them more resilient. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

How does climate change threaten your neighborhood? A new map has the details.

All 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago