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
Agricultural emissions would fall by almost a third. But getting there wouldn't be easy. | Continue reading
A successfully re-routed Southwestern transmission line shows its possible to overcome green energy obstacles. | Continue reading
With scorching temperatures, are we losing our ability to have fun in the sun? | Continue reading
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
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
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
Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic. | Continue reading
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
As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate. | Continue reading
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
Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm from fossil fuel combustion. | Continue reading
Our annual list spotlights the people pushing fresh solutions to our planet’s biggest problems. | Continue reading
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
Researchers warn that the lake may disappear in five years if water loss continues at current rates. | Continue reading
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
An increasing number of high schools are offering class credit for climate action. | Continue reading
The moves would cancel Trump-era oil leases in ANWR and protect millions of acres on the North Slope from drilling. | Continue reading
Scientists have long warned that scorching summers — marked by heat waves, freak storms, and drought — could become the norm. | Continue reading
Despite the serious charges, most of the allegations in the indictment involve nonviolent activities like distributing flyers. | Continue reading
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
Environmental groups welcomed the treaty's first draft, published on Monday. | Continue reading
“The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world." | Continue reading
Opponents call embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s tenure “a disaster for Texas’ air, water, and climate.” | Continue reading
Activists in both countries complain that regulators prioritize the economic well-being of polluting industries over the environment and public health. | Continue reading
As temperatures rise and weather extremes worsen, finding better ways to monitor climate-related deaths becomes increasingly urgent. | Continue reading
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
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
Mylene Vialard went on trial on Monday for opposing a pipeline on Indigenous land amid warnings peaceful protest is under threat. | Continue reading
The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide. | Continue reading
Changing the habits of this small group could go a long way toward cutting the country's planet-warming emissions. | Continue reading
Lydia Kiesling’s ‘Mobility’ follows Bunny Glenn, a millennial who ends up on the dark side. | Continue reading
"The time for offsetting is over." | Continue reading
A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific. | Continue reading
Half a million citrus trees have taken root in the Peach State over the past decade. | Continue reading
In just one month, 7 times more acres burned than in an average year. | Continue reading
Rebates from the IRA could help low- and middle-income households save thousands on heat pumps, weatherstripping, and other efficiency improvements. | Continue reading
Officials and residents said the rural Big Bend region was wholly unprepared for the Category 3 storm. | Continue reading
“People have spent time bobbing their heads to our stories of this despair and not seeing it as a call to action.” | Continue reading
Planting native flora could help prevent the island's next wildfire. | Continue reading
The company’s researchers predict that an expanding population and worldwide economy will drive up energy demand for fossil fuels. | Continue reading
It’s an opportunity for frank conversations about reckoning with the legacies of trauma. | Continue reading
Advice on keeping kids, neighbors, coworkers, and even strangers healthy and happy in a heat emergency. | Continue reading
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
Introducing Grist's new guide to keeping communities safe in extreme heat. | Continue reading
Heat is just one of many stressors for the world’s beleaguered Amazon. | Continue reading
"The sun is beating down on this metal box.” | Continue reading
Yet governments are still pouring $7 trillion into subsidies for fossil fuels. | Continue reading