Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.

Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

BlocPower promised to help electrify Ithaca. Now it has ended its support.

The company ended its collaboration with the city in New York after completing the electrification of only 10 buildings. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

North Carolina launches first-ever statewide electrification incentives

State officials recently unveiled a broad home energy-efficiency and electrification program, but it’s unclear whether the Trump administration will block funding. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch ‘social housing’ as a climate solution

Mixed-income affordable housing can cut emissions and boost equity, they argue. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war

After a Chinese export ban, can America get gallium and germanium from Canada — or will tariffs get in the way? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The odds are Illinois won’t hit its 2030 climate goals

From renewables to EVs to workforce training, the state's journey toward decarbonization has "a long way to go and a short time to get there." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump’s quest for ‘energy dominance’ is all about the vibes

The phrase taps into a cultural vein that runs as deep as America's fossil fuels. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Colorado and Connecticut saved residents hundreds of thousands of dollars on their utility bills

Other states may soon follow suit. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.

Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Veganism has deep roots in Japan’s history. It’s beginning to resurface.

In this excerpt, Grist’s Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Joseph Winters explore how vegan diets are gaining a foothold in Japan — and the cultural barriers that still stand in the way. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.

Here’s why that matters. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Exxon is quietly planning a new $8.6 billion plastics plant in Texas

Diane Wilson had heard rumors for months that Exxon might be coming to Point Comfort, Texas, which sits on the Gulf Coast south of Galveston. She recalls whispers about the global behemoth hiring local electricians and negotiating railroad access. Two days before Christmas, the f … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI

“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

How Trump’s USAID shutdown threatens the world’s climate goals

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world —until Elon Musk showed up. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump’s agenda won’t let his energy secretary achieve ‘energy abundance’

Chris Wright is no hater of renewables, nuclear power, or transmission. But the Trump administration’s energy policy is a contradictory mess. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump’s agenda won’t let his energy secretary achieve ‘energy abundance’

Chris Wright is no hater of renewables, nuclear power, or transmission. But the Trump administration’s energy policy is a contradictory mess. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

How farmworkers in Washington state got lawmakers’ attention

An annual tribunal where farmworkers share their experiences and needs has spurred laws guaranteeing overtime pay and heat protection. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Sámi need better legal protections to save their homelands

Indigenous territories are sacrificed for global climate goals. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry

Critics argue that the the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land

A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

‘No rebuilding without them’: Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery

Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles

After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Oh, great: Rat populations are surging as cities heat up

Hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed. Washington, D.C. saw a 390 percent increase in rats over the last decade. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

A Michigan nuclear plant is slated to restart, but Trump could complicate things

Critics say bumpy early days of the new administration don't bode well for the industry. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated

Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Mango farms where? Climate change is scrambling where the world’s food is grown.

The well-traveled tropical fruit exemplifies how farmers are embracing new crops as the world warms. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump wants Greenland. But what does Greenland want?

“There is no such thing as a better colonizer." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Lab-grown meat rebrands itself to woo Trump — and RFK Jr.

The cultivated meat industry hopes a pro-business argument can win over skeptical Republicans. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

‘Paranoia and distrust’: How Trump’s mass firing of government watchdogs will affect climate policy

Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to corruption. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Fiction to reality: Bridging the urban-rural divide

When you envision the future of sustainable living, do you picture a dense city or the rural countryside? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Almost half of US states haven’t done the bare minimum to cut utility bills

A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs and reduce emissions. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Almost half of US states haven’t done the bare minimum to cut utility bills

A new report finds 24 states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard," which has been shown to curb demand, lower costs, and reduce emissions. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

In meat- and fish-loving Japan, veganism is making a comeback

Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and pork ramen. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Climate change primed LA to burn — catastrophically

A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned LA into a firestorm. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Climate change primed LA to burn — catastrophically

A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned Los Angeles into a firestorm. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms.

The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Moving from climate doomerism to optimism through humor

How organizations like NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) are using comedy to keep environmental issues top of mind. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

10 states fund prisons using stolen Indigenous lands

State trust lands send millions to carceral facilities and programs every year. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record-hot streak

A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump is just getting started. What are climate activists supposed to do?

Organizers say they will remain peaceful, but nothing is off the table. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals

Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, a new report shows. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

A UK energy company received $762M in ‘green loans’ despite years of pollution violations in the South

Drax’s facilities in Mississippi have been fined millions of dollars for violating state pollution loans. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

What Trump’s executive action could do to offshore wind

A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

What Trump’s executive action could do to offshore wind

A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from World Health Organization

The move, and a temporary gag order on public health agencies, puts the country in a dangerous position. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Gleaning: The ancient practice fighting modern food waste

“The simple act of turning discarded crops into nourishment bridges so many divides.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy

The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago

Trump leaving the Paris Agreement is ‘mostly symbolic.’ What does it actually mean?

The biggest impact on global emissions will be from the new president’s deregulatory agenda. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 months ago