Is there a wrong way to talk about climate change?

In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry's terms. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Hunger was already bad enough. Then Beryl hit.

Food spoils when the power goes out, exposing more people to hunger and food insecurity. But the crisis goes deeper than that. | Continue reading


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The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat

Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat-island effect. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat

Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the 'urban heat island' effect. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The siting of an offshore wind port raises new conflicts in Maine

Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The race to save glacial ice records before they melt away

As glaciers melt around the globe, scientists are racing to retrieve ice cores that contain key historical records of temperature and climate that are preserved in the ice. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

In a rare court action, an Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme temperatures

Multnomah County recorded its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

When is it safe to burn fields? In Thailand, farmers can turn to a new app to check.

Researchers at Chiang Mai University developed a system that aims to reduce deadly smog from agricultural burning, while shifting the blame away from farmers. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The $1.7 billion bet on American-made EVs, explained by the Secretary of Energy

Jennifer Granholm tells Grist why the Biden administration is paying to convert auto plants into ones that can churn out EVs. | Continue reading


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Timeline: The Georgia Public Service Commission’s key decisions  

A look at the state board’s most important moments in the last 15 years, from new nuclear reactors and gas plants to lawsuits and bill increases. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Meet the jacked vegan strength athletes defying stereotypes

These powerlifters and strongmen are lifting heavier weights with a diet that's lighter on the planet. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Homeowners associations in Michigan now have to allow rooftop solar

A new law makes it difficult for HOAs to say no to sun power. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Dangerous heat grips the US for another record-shattering summer

The longer this lasts, the deadlier it gets. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Can a new version of Catan, the cult-favorite board game, make climate change fun to talk about?

I'll trade you a brick and a sheep for an energy token. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods

The federal agency is overhauling its disaster rules in a bid to end a cycle of rebuilding in unsafe areas. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

How the last queen of Hawaiʻi is influencing the debate over deep-sea mining

As the UN weighs ocean floor mining, Hawai'i just banned the practice. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

‘Sip, return, repeat’: How this California city is trying to normalize reusable cups

Restaurants in Petaluma are collaborating on a novel experiment to reduce plastic waste. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground

Princeville, North Carolina, is relocating with help from a new federal grant. But much of its history has already been lost. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for ‘sun kinks’

As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

What is a liquid? Utilities sue to avoid coal ash cleanup — and lose

With the definition resolved, will the EPA come for polluting coal plants? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Farmers and EU face off over bogs, Ireland’s largest carbon store

Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has come under fire. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Colorado’s dirty secret: A $500 billion mining industry built on Indigenous land

A new report says that it’s only a fraction of the almost $2 trillion the state has made on stolen land. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Barbara Kingsolver on climate change: ‘Words are what I have to offer’

The novelist explains why she wrote a pledge for the American Climate Corps. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

To save the Amazon, what if we listened to those living within It?

Aiming to prevent “climate and ecological collapse,” rainforest inhabitants release a detailed plan to save their home, honing in on ending fossil fuel subsidies and securing Indigenous land rights. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative

The university is attempting to position itself as the place for serious scientific consideration of Earth system interventions aimed at reversing or counteracting climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Albuquerque made itself drought-proof. Then its dam started leaking.

Cities across the West rely on fragile water sources — and aging infrastructure. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

How America’s ‘most powerful lobby’ is stifling efforts to reform oil well cleanup in state after state

In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

No Parm, no problem: How modern chefs are veganizing the Caesar salad

On its 100th birthday, the Caesar is still king of salads — even without the cheese, anchovies, and egg. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

These TV shows are leaving emissions on the cutting room floor

As climate themes become more common onscreen, the entertainment industry is also grappling with how to decarbonize. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The quick, quiet death of Biden’s natural gas export pause

Climate activists saw the policy as a major win. It fizzled out within six months. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

A Biden effort to conserve oceans is leaving out Indigenous peoples, report finds

U.S. Pacific territories bear the burden of marine protected areas while missing out on economic benefits. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Biden admin unveils first-ever heat protections for workers. Here’s what to know.

The proposal comes as Americans endure another summer of record-breaking temperatures. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

These Supreme Court decisions just made it harder to solve climate change

Four key rulings limiting federal power will curtail the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas.

A deep dive into the petrochemical industry's proposals for the global plastics treaty. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, fueled by record-breaking ocean heat

No storm in recorded history has reached Category 4 this fast, this early. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The Biden administration is inching closer to a heat standard for workers — if the election doesn’t doom it

The long-awaited rule could be finalized before November, but it faces political hurdles either way. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Controversial measure overturning oil well restrictions won’t be on California ballot

The decision to withdraw the ballot measure means that state rules protecting homes and schools near oil and gas wells will go into effect. The companies say they will challenge the law in court. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Flouting Biden pause, agency approves largest LNG terminal in US

Whether the Louisiana project is built may hinge on federal study of climate and economic impact of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, gutting federal environmental protections

Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

The Tule River Tribe of California recruits an old ally in its fight against wildfires: Beavers

Beavers were once abundant in North America. Bringing them back could have serious climate benefits. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Scientists just got closer to solving a major Antarctic puzzle

Two new papers find threats that climate models haven't accounted for, including a tipping point under the ice. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

How to survive a heat wave on a fixed income

As a scorching summer kicks off, New York City’s cooling centers aren’t up to the task. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Climate change got a question in the presidential debate. It didn’t get much of an answer.

Biden alluded to the Inflation Reduction Act, while Trump went on an incoherent rant about "H2O." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

Supreme Court blocks an EPA plan to curb ozone air pollution

Environmental advocates say the court’s decision in Ohio v. EPA shows it "is no longer neutral in cases involving environmental regulations.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 months ago

How do you convince someone to live next to a nuclear waste site?

Engineers know how to build a site that can safeguard nuclear waste for 100,000 years. The challenge is convincing people to live next to it. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

The secret to decarbonizing buildings might be right under your feet

It's already happening in Massachusetts. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Need a new outfit? Try the library.

Serving looks along with books: For 6 weeks last winter, Dover Public Library offered the city an alternative to fast fashion by lending clothes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 months ago

Can Claudia Sheinbaum solve Mexico’s water crisis?

The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City. | Continue reading


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