The ‘king of poisons’ is building up in rice

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a “scary” health burden. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 hours ago

In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ where black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs

A new study confirms what many long suspected. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 hours ago

Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget

Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 hours ago

El eslabón no regulado de una cadena de suministro tóxica

De El Paso, Texas, a Richmond, Virginia, los almacenes están liberando óxido de etileno, una sustancia química cancerígena. Casi nadie lo sabe. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 16 hours ago

Meet the DJs spinning Earth Day into nightlife

At Earth "Night" celebrations, you can dance, vibe, and get involved with local climate action. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain

From El Paso, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

¿Su comunidad está en riesgo? Cómo acceder a la información y contar historias sobre el EtO

Las periodistas de Grist comparten cómo investigamos esta historia y cómo aprender más sobre las emisiones de óxido de etileno en su zona. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

Is your community at risk? How to access data and tell stories about EtO

Grist journalists share how we investigated this story and how to learn more about ethylene oxide emissions in your area. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

Why the shipping industry’s new carbon tax is a big deal — and still not enough

Modeling suggests it will only reduce emissions up to 10 percent by 2030. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

The obscure policy that financed many of the last decade’s riskiest energy investments is back

Who pays for the risk that a power plant goes over budget or fails? In states with CWIP laws, it’s not utility companies — but their customers | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

 A Chicago law could shift where heavy industry operates — and who bears the burden of pollution

As Trump dismantles protections, the ordinance is a test case for environmental justice. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 day ago

Looking to create effective climate change policy? Ask the community.

In Seattle, community assemblies are gathering frontline community members to set their own policies around extreme weather. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 days ago

Public lands, private profits: Inside the Trump plan to offload federal land

Critics warn that the Trump administration’s plan to transfer public lands could enrich wealthy developers while eliminating access for everyone else. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 days ago

Why the Forest Service is logging after Hurricane Helene — and why some say it’s a mistake

Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 days ago

New technologies are helping to regrow Arctic sea ice

But should we use them? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 days ago

Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.

An internal memo reviewed by Grist showed the National Weather Service has stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 days ago

Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.

An internal memo reviewed by Grist showed the National Weather Service has stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 days ago

Trump said cuts wouldn’t affect public safety. Then he fired hundreds of workers who help fight wildfires.

The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 4 days ago

Massachusetts home-electrification pilot could offer a national model

Installations are wrapping up this month for the turnkey program providing solar, heat pumps, and batteries to households that couldn’t otherwise afford them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 days ago

What do climate protests actually achieve? More than you think.

The evidence is in: Protests can persuade people, and maybe even change how they vote. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 5 days ago

‘People would die’: As summer approaches, Trump is jeopardizing funding for AC

Some $380 million is now in limbo after Trump laid off staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

‘People would die’: As summer approaches, Trump is jeopardizing funding for AC

Some $380 million is now in limbo after Trump laid off staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

The fix for parched Western states: recycled toilet water

If it’s perfectly safe to drink purified wastewater, why aren’t drought-plagued states drinking more of it? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

The fix for parched western states: Recycled toilet water

If it’s perfectly safe to drink purified wastewater, why aren’t drought-plagued states drinking more of it? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 6 days ago

Logging doesn’t prevent wildfires, but Trump is trying anyway

The Agriculture Department is opening more than 112 million acres of federal forests to logging in a misguided bid to prevent fires and boost timber production. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

New York City is making people compost — or pay up

New Yorkers can now get fined for not separating their food scraps. Some critics say that's not the right approach. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

After the wildfires, Beverly Hills shut out students whose school burned

The dispute between two Los Angeles-area districts raises a broader question of what a school district owes its neighbors after a major disaster. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

Why Trump’s executive order targeting state climate laws is probably illegal

President Trump continues dismantling climate policy with a move of questionable legality that benefits fossil fuels. States are sure to sue. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

Why Trump’s executive order targeting state climate laws is probably illegal

President Trump continues dismantling climate policy with a move of questionable legality that benefits fossil fuels. States are sure to sue. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 7 days ago

France’s new high-speed train design has Americans asking: Why can’t we have that?

Here's why the U.S. is behind on building high-speed rail — and what could create momentum to catch up. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 8 days ago

Trump axed a rule designed to spare taxpayers the burden of future flooding

The change may speed up flood recovery, but it will leave communities — and taxpayers — facing the same problems over and over again. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 8 days ago

How Trump’s war on climate and equity is impacting ‘woke investing’

Shifting political and regulatory winds have led to fewer shareholder resolutions on environmental and social issues. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 8 days ago

The world is heating up. How much can our bodies handle?

Scientists put people in a heat chamber for 9 hours. Here's what they learned. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 9 days ago

The Rio Grande Valley was once covered in forest. One man is trying to bring it back.

The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the bor. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world | Continue reading


@grist.org | 10 days ago

In New England, Canadian hydropower has slowed to an ominous trickle

Whether due to drought, prices, or politics, the weekslong disappearance of Canadian hydropower from New England’s grid exposes risks for the region. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 11 days ago

Closures of EPA’s regional environmental justice offices will hurt rural America

Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 12 days ago

Did climate change supercharge the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ storm pummeling the central U.S.?

A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 12 days ago

The USDA is unfreezing clean energy money — but ‘inviting’ grant recipients to remove DEI and climate language

The agency is finally moving on getting gridlocked money to farmers. But at what cost? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

The deep-sea mining industry got tired of waiting for international approval. Enter Trump.

Inside the little-understood fight between deep sea miners and Indigenous advocates for the ocean. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

The quest to fix the irony at the heart of every heat pump

The appliances are key to ditching fossil fuels, but they rely on powerful greenhouse gases to work. Here’s how to tackle that problem. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

A federal judge just hit the brakes on Trump’s plan to fast track industrial fish farming in the Gulf

Advocates for marine health say aquaculture 'has no place in U.S. ocean waters." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

FEMA moves to end one of its biggest disaster adaptation programs

In an internal FEMA memorandum obtained by Grist, the Trump administration announced it plans to dismantle the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 13 days ago

A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding

Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

What makes middle school even worse? Climate anxiety.

Students have big feelings about climate change. Most teachers don’t know how to help. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

How Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs could kill American innovation

The U.S. has used tariffs to protect industry since 1789. That approach decimated American shipbuilding and could do the same to clean tech. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

What Tesla’s massive image problem means for the world’s transition to EVs

Tesla has long been a leader in the electric vehicles market. Now it's facing mounting protests and plummeting sales. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 14 days ago

The climate movement needs lawyers. This ‘pro bono bootcamp’ helps connect the dots.

It's not just high-profile lawsuits — climate solutions need contracts, corporate advice, and IP filings. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 15 days ago

Companies used to tout their climate plans. Under Trump, they’ve gone quiet.

Mentions of environmental concerns on S&P 500 earnings calls have plunged. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 15 days ago