Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply

If the Republican candidate carries out his immigration agenda, who will run America's farms? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it.

Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The fate of thousands of US dams hangs in the balance, leaving rural communities with hard choices

Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change. But the price tag to fix what’s broken is estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Will exploratory lithium mining in Arizona continue near a sacred hot spring?

A judge will decide the fate of Ha’Kamwe’ as the Hualapai Nation fights the drilling in court. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

From the lab to the legislature: STEM professionals run for political office

More than 200 science, technology, engineering, and math professionals are candidates at the state and municipal level this year. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Helene and Milton reveal an emerging challenge for first responders: EV batteries catching fire

“They burn hot, they burn fast, and they're hard to extinguish." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

California inspired a wave of plastic bag bans — with an unfortunate loophole

The Golden State finally fixed its ban last month, but at least five other states still allow the distribution of extra-thick "reusable" plastic bags. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

After Milton, Florida assesses damage from back-to-back climate disasters

At least six people died in the storm, and some 80,000 ended up in shelters. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Black residents in Cancer Alley try what may be a last legal defense to curb toxic pollution

In St. James Parish, a zoning ordinance divides industrial development along racial lines. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Amidst multiple disasters, FEMA faces funding challenges, misinformation, and politicization

Congress gave the agency enough money to last the year. But back-to-back hurricanes are stretching resources thin. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Let’s discuss the ethics of climate action

In the series “Moral Hazards,” Grist explores some of the ethical conundrums of living in the era of climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Ducks love to eat this climate-friendly food. Now you might, too. 

Azolla is a nutritious aquatic fern that grows like crazy. New research finds that the cyanobacteria within the plant are nontoxic, potentially clearing the way for Azolla to become a novel food. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

‘I can’t think straight’: Still buried beneath Helene’s debris, Floridians brace for Milton

Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as the state faces its second major hurricane in two weeks. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How Helene changes the election

Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. We’ve heard it time and again: Despite what the science says, climate change does not rank high among Americans’ priorities in the ballot box. When we launched this series in August, however, we made the ca … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids

As recovery efforts continue, utilities in the region need to rethink their approach to electricity in the face of climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The solar supply chain runs through this flooded North Carolina town

Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The solar supply chain runs through this flooded North Carolina town

Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How Hurricane Milton exploded into an ‘extraordinary’ storm

Milton's wind speeds skyrocketed by 90 mph in 24 hours. It’s one of the fastest intensification events scientists have ever witnessed in the Atlantic. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How Hurricane Milton exploded into an ‘extraordinary’ storm

Milton's wind speeds skyrocketed by 90 mph in 24 hours. It’s one of the fastest intensification events scientists have ever witnessed in the Atlantic. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

For Floridians in mobile homes, Hurricane Helene was a disaster waiting to happen

Trailers and manufactured homes have long served as a lifeline for struggling families. A warming world has made them a perilous place to live. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

For Floridians in mobile homes, Hurricane Helene was a disaster waiting to happen

Trailers and manufactured homes have long served as a lifeline for struggling families. A warming world has made them a perilous place to live. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Al Gore thought stopping climate change would be hard. But not this hard.

Gore has been talking about carbon emissions for more than 40 years. Now he includes a "hope budget." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How California boosted composting — but broke local composters in the process

As cities and towns contract with large waste haulers to comply with a California composting law, some community composters say they're being pushed to the margins. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Indigenous voters worry a Harris presidency means endangering sacred lands

Critical minerals buried beneath tribal lands are crucial to the clean-energy transition. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In arid New Mexico, a debate over reusing oil-industry wastewater

The governor’s plan to use treated water from oil and gas drilling is in limbo while public safety questions swirl. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The end of an era: Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down

The U.K.’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ended as turbines at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stopped for good. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Fact-checking the viral conspiracies in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Buoyed by firebrands like Alex Jones and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Helene stirred up a toxic stew of conspiracy theories and culture war politics. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Fact-checking the viral conspiracies in the wake of Hurricane Helene

Buoyed by firebrands like Alex Jones and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Helene stirred up a toxic stew of conspiracy theories and culture war politics. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Hurricane Helene could cost $200 billion. Nobody knows where the money will come from.

Almost none of the storm's devastation will be paid out by insurance. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Can shaming the world’s worst ‘climate criminals’ save the planet?

Climate Defiance activists direct their fury at the rich and powerful. They’ve also started working with them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The shifting jet stream has magnified wildfires and plagues. What’s next?

New research shows that the patterns of Earth’s high winds have led to serious problems on the ground. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Is climate anxiety a pressing problem, or a luxury?

Concerns about our future are valid — but they aren't always shared by those who are fighting to survive in the present. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples

Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could upend that. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Saving ginseng means balancing conservation and culture

As Appalachian ginseng turns from rural tradition to global commodity, the Forest Service is trying to keep foragers at bay. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Climate change is destroying American homes. Who should have to move?

It’s unfair to force people out of their homes. We have to do it anyway. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Flood-ravaged North Carolina races to restore voting access after Helene

With voting underway, election officials must mail new ballots and replace destroyed polling places. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace thousands.

A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio would bring much-needed water, but at a steep cost. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Climate was a top question at the VP debate. Both candidates actually answered — sort of.

Do carbon emissions cause climate change? "Let's just say that's true," said J.D. Vance. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Climate was a top question at the VP debate. Both candidates actually answered — sort of.

Do carbon emissions cause climate change? "Let's just say that's true," said J.D. Vance. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Governing after Hurricane Helene

Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. We’re Jake Bittle and Ayurella Horn-Muller, two reporters here at Grist, and we’ve been traveling up and down the Gulf Coast of Florida over the past week reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated much of t … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A climate scientist criticized his own study. Is he a hero or a villain?

Patrick Brown is trying to tell a complicated story about climate change. Many don't want to hear it. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The states where climate progress is on the ballot

Getting laws passed is one thing. Protecting them from Republican opposition is another. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A landmark fund for climate reparations is beginning to languish

Since rich countries promised $650 million to the so-called loss-and-damage fund last year, new pledges have dried up. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

As climate change helps mosquitoes spread disease, critics push for alternatives to pesticides

In response to outbreaks of West Nile virus and EEE, cities spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes. Is there a better way? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Florida’s Big Bend, small towns bear the brunt of Helene’s impact

After three hurricanes in a year, the cycle of recovery continues in hamlets along the state’s west coast. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill

11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill

11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A federal attempt to foster ‘high-integrity voluntary carbon markets’ falls short, experts say

New guidance for credit-based derivatives gives “imprimatur to a system that doesn’t have credibility to begin with.” | Continue reading


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