Study: Lead exposure killed more than 5 million people in just one year

The World Bank study estimates that the overall cost was $6 trillion in 2019, roughly 7 percent of the world’s economic output.   | Continue reading


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What would happen if the world cut meat and milk consumption in half?

Agricultural emissions would fall by almost a third. But getting there wouldn't be easy. | Continue reading


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How community feedback can improve the green energy transition

A successfully re-routed Southwestern transmission line shows its possible to overcome green energy obstacles. | Continue reading


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The end of summer vacation

With scorching temperatures, are we losing our ability to have fun in the sun? | Continue reading


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A look inside the plan to store carbon at the bottom of the Black Sea

Whenever Ram Amar explains his idea for mitigating climate change, people usually look at him strangely and ask if he’s crazy. It’s easy to see why.  His startup, Rewind, wants to sequester a gigaton of carbon each year — about 10 percent of what climate scientists deem necessary … | Continue reading


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Their water is undrinkable. So these West Texas residents have taken matters into their own hands.

The water in these four unincorporated communities near Lubbock has been undrinkable for years, residents say. They hope to win $3 million in state grants to improve their systems. | Continue reading


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2023 has already broken the US record for billion-dollar climate disasters

There have been 23 “billion-dollar disasters” to date this year, according to a report issued Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. | Continue reading


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Companies are claiming to be ‘plastic neutral.’ Is it greenwashing?

Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic. | Continue reading


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Private equity profits from climate disaster clean-up – while investing in fossil fuels

A new study shows disaster restoration workers, mostly refugees and immigrants, are poorly protected as top firms "pad their pockets by cutting costs." | Continue reading


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‘A silent killer’: How saltwater intrusion is overtaking coastal farmland in the US

As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate. | Continue reading


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UN warns the world is “not on track” to meet global climate targets

An intensive report card on how the world is doing after the 2015 Paris Agreement has bad news: we're failing on climate change. | Continue reading


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Parts of the world have already grown too hot for human survival

Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm from fossil fuel combustion.    | Continue reading


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50 climate leaders to know right now

Our annual list spotlights the people pushing fresh solutions to our planet’s biggest problems. | Continue reading


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Mobile homes could be a climate solution. So why don’t they get more respect?

Mobile homes house 22 million people in the U.S. and investing in them could be a solution to the housing and climate crises | Continue reading


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Environmentalists sue Utah for failing to protect the shrinking Great Salt Lake

Researchers warn that the lake may disappear in five years if water loss continues at current rates. | Continue reading


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Amazon deforestation continues to plummet

So far this year, the rate of deforestation is 48 percent lower than in 2022 and is at levels not seen since 2018. | Continue reading


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This California high school includes sustainability and green jobs in its curriculum

An increasing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action. | Continue reading


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Biden bars oil drilling across wide swath of Alaska’s Arctic

The moves would cancel Trump-era oil leases in ANWR and protect millions of acres on the North Slope from drilling. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

The planet just sizzled through the hottest summer on record

Scientists have long warned that scorching summers — marked by heat waves, freak storms, and drought — could become the norm. | Continue reading


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How Georgia’s organized crime law swept up dozens of nonviolent ‘Cop City’ activists

Despite the serious charges, most of the allegations in the indictment involve nonviolent activities like distributing flyers. | Continue reading


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Burning Man’s climate reckoning has begun

Protesters highlighted the festival’s carbon footprint, but the biggest issue may be Burning Man’s opposition to renewable energy in its own backyard. | Continue reading


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After a year and a half, negotiators finally have a draft of the global plastics treaty

Environmental groups welcomed the treaty's first draft, published on Monday. | Continue reading


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How many people are really dying from heat?

“The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world." | Continue reading


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Ken Paxton may be impeached, but his anti-environment legacy will live on

Opponents call embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s tenure “a disaster for Texas’ air, water, and climate.” | Continue reading


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In a small French town where Houston-based LyondellBasell is a fixture, residents complain of unending pollution

Activists in both countries complain that regulators prioritize the economic well-being of polluting industries over the environment and public health. | Continue reading


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Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths

As temperatures rise and weather extremes worsen, finding better ways to monitor climate-related deaths becomes increasingly urgent. | Continue reading


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Under new state law, Texas will bill electric vehicle drivers an extra $200 a year

The new registration fee is meant to make up for the state’s lost revenue from gasoline taxes that are used to pay for road construction and maintenance. | Continue reading


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Why the Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind auction wasn’t a smash hit

The region’s first-ever lease sale arrived at a time of industry turmoil, and in a place saddled with unique obstacles to offshore wind development | Continue reading


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‘I’m not the guilty one’: the water protector facing jail time for trying to stop a pipeline

Mylene Vialard went on trial on Monday for opposing a pipeline on Indigenous land amid warnings peaceful protest is under threat. | Continue reading


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‘Extreme victory’: Years of organization leads to the shuttering of a toxic polluter in south Memphis

The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide. | Continue reading


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Beef guzzlers: 12% of Americans eat half of the country’s cow meat

Changing the habits of this small group could go a long way toward cutting the country's planet-warming emissions. | Continue reading


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Forget eco-activists: This climate novel stars an oil industry shill

Lydia Kiesling’s ‘Mobility’ follows Bunny Glenn, a millennial who ends up on the dark side. | Continue reading


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As the UN designs a new carbon market, experts call for a different approach

"The time for offsetting is over." | Continue reading


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Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells

A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific. | Continue reading


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As winters warm, the citrus industry squeezes into Georgia

Half a million citrus trees have taken root in the Peach State over the past decade. | Continue reading


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Even the bayous of Louisiana are now threatened by wildfires

In just one month, 7 times more acres burned than in an average year. | Continue reading


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Electrifying your home is about to get a lot cheaper

Rebates from the IRA could help low- and middle-income households save thousands on heat pumps, weatherstripping, and other efficiency improvements. | Continue reading


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‘You can’t survive this’: Hurricane Idalia strikes Florida’s most vulnerable coast

Officials and residents said the rural Big Bend region was wholly unprepared for the Category 3 storm. | Continue reading


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Hip hop has been a climate voice for 50 years. Why haven’t more people noticed?

“People have spent time bobbing their heads to our stories of this despair and not seeing it as a call to action.” | Continue reading


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Invasive species have created a cycle of wildfire in Hawaiʻi. Can Maui break it?

Planting native flora could help prevent the island's next wildfire. | Continue reading


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Exxon says global climate goals are destined to fail

The company’s researchers predict that an expanding population and worldwide economy will drive up energy demand for fossil fuels. | Continue reading


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The race to replace derogatory place names

It’s an opportunity for frank conversations about reckoning with the legacies of trauma. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Extreme Heat 101: Your guide to staying safe and keeping cool

Advice on keeping kids, neighbors, coworkers, and even strangers healthy and happy in a heat emergency. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Black water: How industry is fighting stricter controls for a little-known drinking water contaminant

High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce the metal are downplaying the risks in a battle with the EPA. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 year ago

Your guide to surviving a hotter world

Introducing Grist's new guide to keeping communities safe in extreme heat. | Continue reading


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Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops

Heat is just one of many stressors for the world’s beleaguered Amazon. | Continue reading


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In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens

"The sun is beating down on this metal box.” | Continue reading


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The true cost of climate pollution? 44% of corporate profits.

Yet governments are still pouring $7 trillion into subsidies for fossil fuels. | Continue reading


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