Mexico City’s metro system is sinking fast. Yours could be next.

Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 18 days ago

The downballot races that could transform energy policy in Arizona and Nebraska

The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 19 days ago

The lowly light bulb is the Biden administration’s latest climate-fighting tool

The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

A climate pledge verifier said it would allow more carbon offsets. Its staff revolted.

In a resignation letter, an adviser called carbon credits "scientifically, socially, and from a climate perspective a hoax." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

How much do rich countries owe in climate aid? That’s the trillion-dollar question.

As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

DOJ thinks Enbridge Line 5 pipeline is trespassing on tribal lands

But the agency stopped short of telling company to move. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 20 days ago

For a just transition to green energy, tribes need more than money

Advice from an Indigenous researcher: "To go fast, start slow." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Biden’s environmental justice scorecard offers more questions than answers

The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Corporate climate plans are improving, but still ‘critically insufficient’

New analysis finds "quite a big gap" between 51 companies' emissions targets and their plans to actually achieve them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Georgia residents: Apply to our community reporting fellowship

This is a paid six-week journalism training program. Apply by April 22. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

Climate solutions, by the hundred

In honor of our 100th issue of Looking Forward, here are some of the most surprising, most actionable, and most fun solutions we've explored together. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

EPA finalizes the nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water

Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive ones. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

The best coffee for the planet might not be coffee at all

Climate change is coming for your morning joe. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

Bloomberg funds youth-led climate action in 100 cities worldwide

The grants will ensure young activists can shape local climate actions. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

The EPA’s first chemical plant rule in 20 years targets polluters in Louisiana and Texas

The new regulations could cut emissions of certain carcinogens by nearly 80 percent. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 23 days ago

Water from arsenic-laced wells could protect the Pine Ridge reservation from wildfires

“We’re looking to deal with extended drought and the increasing intensity of wildfires.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 23 days ago

Georgia’s Vogtle plant could herald the beginning — or end — of a new nuclear era

The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

Climate change is rewiring fish brains — and probably ours, too

Acidifying oceans are leading to sensory loss in fish. Scientists fear people might be next. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

The US aims to ‘crack the code’ on scaling up geothermal energy production

Per the Department of Energy, 10 percent of electricity could be generated by geothermal systems by 2050. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Disabled drivers can’t use many electric car chargers. It doesn’t have to be this way.

If electric cars are the future, people with disabilities need to drive them. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

What the eclipse reveals about the progress and shortfalls of U.S. energy

The U.S. is more reliant on solar power than ever. When the eclipse blocks out the sun on April 8, we'll get a glimpse of how our grid uses fossil fuels to compensate, and a future where it won't have to. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

In Chicago, one neighborhood is fighting gentrification and climate change at the same time

The secret to success? Build affordable housing next to transit. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

These ‘green banks’ are getting billions to decarbonize disadvantaged communities

The Biden administration just distributed $20 billion in IRA funding to loan to individuals and communities across the country. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

As Amazon eliminates plastic packaging abroad, it’s using even more in the US

A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

How big-box stores and schools can help marginalized communities go solar

Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the nation's disadvantaged neighborhoods. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

Jane Goodall’s legacy of empathy, curiosity, and courage

As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is one of hope — and not fearing the next adventure. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

The US experienced staggering growth in solar and wind power over the last decade

Nearly a quarter of the nation's grid now runs on renewables, bringing the country closer to its climate goals | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

North Carolina tried to rebuild affordable housing after a hurricane. It took half a decade.

Documents show how federal paperwork delayed the state’s recovery from Hurricane Florence and left low-income renters in the lurch. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

The EPA wanted to clean up steel mills. Then a group of Rust Belt senators got involved.

Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as much as they’d hoped. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Indigenous peoples’ climate labor benefits everyone. Should it be paid?

“I don’t think money is going to solve it. But I also feel like we do have a responsibility to ensure that we are taking care of the people who are working for all of us.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The EPA’s push to clean up trucking goes way beyond 18-wheelers

Delivery trucks, school buses, and other short-haul vehicles will electrify much faster than big rigs, easing air pollution in urban neighborhoods. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Indigenous Pacific wildfire survivors on Maui can finally get FEMA help

Three Pacific nations signed treaties with the U.S. Then Congress changed the rules. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Texas, ex-oil and gas workers champion geothermal energy as a replacement for fossil-fueled power plants

Texas has become an early hot spot for geothermal energy exploration as scores of former oil industry workers and executives are taking their knowledge to a new energy source. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Midwest maple syrup producers adapt to record warm winter, uncertainty as climate changes

Human-caused climate change is having varied and unpredictable effects on maple harvests in Wisconsin, Iowa, and elsewhere, experts say. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

With energy demand surging, utilities fall back on their old standby: Fossil fuels.

Federal incentives for clean energy are struggling to overcome old-school planning. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Puerto Rico declares an emergency as cases of dengue fever spike

Warmer temperatures are driving outbreaks of dengue worldwide, with millions of cases already reported in 2024. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

US landfills emit far more methane than previously known

Aerial monitoring of hundreds of landfills finds they emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the EPA. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Elizabeth Kolbert wants us to rethink the stories we tell about climate change

In "H Is for Hope," Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Museums are reckoning with their own carbon footprints as they work to safeguard their collections from heat and storms. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading

A toxic grass that threatens a quarter of U.S. cows is spreading. Can it be stopped? | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

IPLC: The acronym that is keeping Indigenous advocates up at night

Native leaders say equating "Indigenous peoples" and "local communities" threatens hard-won treaty rights | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How bad will heatflation get?

New research shows that climate change is already driving up food prices, with worse to come. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just four years

A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Florida is about to erase climate change from most of its laws

The state is spending big on adapting to sea level rise, but Republicans don't want to name the cause. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Utah, climate concerns are now motivating candidates

Would-be voters in the coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How Biden’s infrastructure plan created a ‘climate time bomb’ in Black neighborhoods

Half of the projects funded through the law have been allocated to expanding highways. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Denver, e-bike vouchers run out as fast as Taylor Swift tickets

The city estimates that its wildly popular subsidies are helping to eliminate 170,000 vehicle miles traveled per week. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A loophole in the EPA’s new sterilizer rule leaves warehouse workers vulnerable

"They’re going to declare victory on this one and move on." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago