The Department of Energy promised this tribal nation a $32 million solar grant. It’s nearly impossible to access.

Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating

The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly flooding across five states

“This is not a fluke. We should expect to see more rapidly intensifying hurricanes in a warming climate.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

This Florida neighborhood recovered from flood after flood. Will it survive Helene?

A record-breaking storm surge battered the Shore Acres community in St. Petersburg. Many residents say they are tired of rebuilding. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The election could shape the future of America’s food system

The nation’s agricultural policies — and the price of your food — are at stake this November. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The ‘perfect’ conditions that could make Hurricane Helene ‘unsurvivable’

The storm could rapidly intensify into Category 4 strength as it passes over the steaming-hot Gulf of Mexico, sending a huge surge of water ashore. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

EPA funded citizen science to address gaps in air monitoring. Will it result in cleaner air?

Funding communities burdened by pollution to monitor air quality is the “do-it-yourself approach to public health," one researcher said. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How Germany outfitted half a million balconies with solar panels

Meet balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

‘What If We Get It Right?’ Preventing a climate apocalypse might start with imagining something better

In her new book, scientist and policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson encourages us to envision a better future, and run toward it. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Deja vu comes to Arkansas as lithium follows oil

In the energy towns of Arkansas, the coming lithium rush is bringing with it the risk of repeating the same mistakes and inequities of the past. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

What was behind the seismic boom that wrapped Earth for 9 days?

Climate change's latest mystery came from Greenland's melting ice sheet. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Net-zero targets are everywhere. But to be effective, they need accountability.

Without a single standard, countries and companies are promising a lot of different things. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

“The sexiest race on the ballot”

Hello everyone, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jesse Nichols, a video producer and reporter at Grist, and today we’re going to be talking about how worsening climate impacts are raising the profile of a largely overlooked section on state ballots: The race for insura … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations

Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Vegan cheese won’t save the world — but this brand hopes you’ll buy it anyway

Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Climate impacts put insurance commissioner races in the spotlight

As premiums skyrocket, voters are starting to pay attention to one of the most obscure positions on the ballot. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

California sues Exxon Mobil over ‘sham’ of plastics recycling

Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company has “manipulated the public and lied to consumers.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

This tweak to mortgage rules could save homeowners thousands in energy bills

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has for months debated adopting a minimum energy efficiency standard for new homes. On Monday, lawmakers demanded action. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

This tweak to mortgage rules could save homeowners thousands in energy bills

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has for months debated adopting a minimum energy efficiency standard for new homes. On Monday, lawmakers demanded action. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The secret ingredient in Biden’s climate law? City trees.

Planting trees in cities sounds simple. Here's why the Forest Service is spending $1.5 billion on it. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Why aren’t tribal nations installing more green energy? Blame ‘white tape.’

Federal rules that undermine Indigenous economies make development too tedious. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

How JD Vance’s hometown has won millions in climate investment that he calls a ‘green scam’

Middletown, Ohio received funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to build one of the largest hydrogen fuel furnaces in the world. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

In Montana, 911 calls reveal impact of heat waves on rural seniors

Montana’s population is among the oldest in the country, and those over 65 are especially vulnerable to heat-related illness. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Has extreme weather made voters care more about climate change?

The answer depends on their political affiliation. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

A new salvo in the fight to protect the “holy grail” of environmental justice

Residents and legal advocates ask the EPA to keep enforcing Title VI civil rights protections | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research

The particles are everywhere, and they may harm human health. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Hurricanes cost more than you think. Here’s why that matters.

Damage estimates for Hurricane Francine are rolling in. The true costs could be much higher. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.

They've mapped an welcome guest: the lone star tick. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The US is finally curbing floodplain development, new research shows

“Routine municipal practices” are all it takes, but two problem states are defying the trend. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Climate migration doesn’t look like you think it does

A storytelling fellowship for resettled youth empowers them to tell their own stories of displacement, countering media stereotypes of refugees. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis

Environmental activists are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. Now, a growing network of mental health shelters in South America hopes to fill a void in care. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Opposing fracking cost one Colombian activist her mental health. She’s fighting to win it back.

"At some point, they will kill you and kill all of us," environmental leader Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco was told. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Heat exposure, cloudy water, and bad air: The data gap of toxic prisons

There’s been a proliferation of data-driven mapping tools that illuminate disparities in environmental harm, but they do little to compel suitable solutions — especially for incarcerated people. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The elected officials making political hay from disasters

Hello everyone, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake, and today we’re going to be talking about how a politician’s disaster response can influence voter attitudes and election outcomes. In July 2022, a storm dropped more than 14 inches of rain on Kentucky, sending fla … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids

4 in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Can we eat our way out of the climate crisis?

Curbing the carbon footprint of what we eat won’t require an agricultural revolution. It's already happening in farms and ranches across the country. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

How schools, hospitals, and prisons in 15 states profit from land and resources on 79 tribal nations

“There's definitely a colonial imperative in the existence of those lands." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands on reservations

An investigation by Grist and High Country News reveals how public institutions benefit from extractive industries on tribal lands. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.

At least two-thirds of methane emissions come from human activity, which is both a problem and an opportunity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

In coal-rich Kentucky, a new green aluminum plant could bring jobs and clean energy

Labor and state leaders wants to land the first new U.S. smelter in 45 years. But the deal won’t happen unless Kentucky can furnish lots of clean energy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s California wildfires

Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel now powering California's wildfires. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

No one should be surprised that South America is burning

Climate scientists have been saying this would happen for years. It will only get worse from here. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The potential merger of two steel industry titans has environmentalists worried

It’s already possible to produce steel in a more climate-friendly way, but neither U.S. Steel nor Nippon Steel seems ready to adapt. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Kamala Harris is making climate action patriotic. It just might work.

A new study suggests that framing the issue in terms of American values holds promise. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The Gulf Coast is sinking, making hurricanes like Francine even more dangerous 

Hurricane Francine hits low-lying Louisiana. Subsidence could make the storm surge worse. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

What if nature had a voice in legislation? A ‘planetary parliament’ could give it one.

The Planetary Democrats, a European legal association, wants to create a global parliament that would represent the interests of the nonhuman world. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle

Natural gas power plants put in place just five years ago to replace coal in the state's Upper Peninsula are now a conundrum for regulators. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

At the presidential debate, fossil fuels and energy politics took center stage

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump sought to court swing state voters in gas-rich Pennsylvania in their first head-to-head match. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago