How New Mexico is ‘building a forest’ by solving a seedling shortage

A Q&A with the New Mexico Reforestation Center director about what it takes to replant a burn scar post-wildfire. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 21 days ago

Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, report warns

The American Lung Association report comes amid the EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 22 days ago

AI is a double-edged sword for Indigenous land protection, UN experts warn

While AI helps monitor deforestation and illegal mining, data centers powering the technology are claiming water, energy, and minerals from Indigenous lands. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 23 days ago

Indigenous land defenders are being killed, AI is scraping their knowledge

At the UN, leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

The ‘age of electricity’ is here. No one knows what comes next.

As the war in Iran upends global fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewable energy. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

What’s driving the catastrophic wildfires in Georgia

Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 24 days ago

A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be?

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Know the facts about Vibrio, a bacteria found in coastal waters and raw shellfish

Stay informed about your risk level as you enjoy fresh shellfish and beach trips this summer. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Why millions of adorable bees are emerging from this cemetery

A growing body of evidence shows that cemeteries host much more life — including insects, birds, mammals, and rare plants — than death. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN

At Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand coordinated approach to land rights. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 25 days ago

How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement

Since Utah passed a law last year, 30 more states and the District of Columbia have drafted similar bills. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

At the UN, Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings

The gap between what international courts say and what governments do is stark. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’

A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

We asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what they said.

"There are going to be times that are very, very hard, and we are in one of them. And we have to keep going with passion, dogged determination, and belief that we can make the impossible possible." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 26 days ago

The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East’s last great forests

The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the eastern United States. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum

Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming

Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?

The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 27 days ago

Maine presses pause on large data centers. Will other states follow its lead?

The moratorium is the first of its type to pass a legislative chamber, but about a dozen other states have pending proposals. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 28 days ago

A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view

Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 29 days ago

Deep-diving robots help crack the mystery of Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice

A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a 'very violent release' of deep, pent-up heat. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.

We tracked how the collapse of federal rural energy support is ending solar projects across farm country — and costing some developers millions they'll never get back. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Ask a Climate Therapist: Why should I plan for my future when I feel we don’t have one?

Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice to a young reader staring down a world of uncertainty. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Climate adaptation funding is scarce. Private investors could help.

A new report highlights how resilience projects from the Netherlands to Malaysia offer a model for tapping private investment to protect cities from climate change. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Republicans deploy little-known law to open Minnesota wilderness to mining

Legal experts say the use of the Congressional Review Act to open mining near the Boundary Waters could drastically reshape U.S. public lands protections | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

A ‘super typhoon’ just devastated the Mariana Islands — months before peak storm season

The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth's climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

‘A bellwether for new forms of repression’: 2 Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia

The U.N.’s biggest Indigenous gathering is happening next week, but a key climate advocate will be missing. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Hurricane Helene ravaged farmers’ topsoil. They’re still fighting to build it back.

"We're dirt farmers. Our primary job is to tend the dirt. That's the basis of everything." | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Trump and the Illinois governor keep feuding over an invasive fish

After accusing Illinois of being an "unreliable partner," the Trump administration is handing control of a billion-dollar carp barrier to Michigan. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Many companies want clean energy. Georgia Power will soon let them build it.

Supporters hope the move will serve as a model for other places balancing surging energy demand and climate goals. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

New York City unveils its first rest stop for delivery workers

After years of delays, the place to rest, recharge, and escape the elements is a major — but incomplete — win for the people delivering your burrito bowls. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Trump wants to shutter FEMA. Will Markwayne Mullin get it done?

The new Homeland Security chief has pledged to move on from the Kristi Noem era. But as hurricane season looms, the disaster agency is still in disarray. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The spike in diesel prices is quietly costing you billions

"You're probably feeling it in ways you don't realize.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

This simple metal tube helps scientists predict drought before it happens

On a snowy February morning, Toby Rodgers strapped on a pair of snowshoes and trudged across a snowy field in Washington’s Cascade mountains. Rodgers, a hydrologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, had traveled into the mountains th … | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The most polluting LNG project in the US is being built in Louisiana

Louisiana LNG is expected to generate more greenhouse gases than any other natural gas terminal in the country. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year

The tax break is one of the state’s costliest incentive programs and soon to be the most expensive of its kind in the nation. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico

A lawsuit claims ExxonMobil and others underreported debts by $194 million, calling it “a playbook” for how companies dump old wells and expenses on states. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up

There's an old argument that protecting the environment hurts the economy. It's wrong for a lot of reasons. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business

Nearly a million acres in the state have burned this year. One expert calls it ‘a new kind of wildfire era.’ | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Georgia’s forestry industry is in crisis. One solution could be in your medicine cabinet.

As paper mills close, the state legislature is offering the industry a lifeline. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

What to expect when you’re expecting the end of the world

Jem Bendell predicted that society would collapse because of climate change. Then he tried to get on with his life. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

There’s hope for the offshore wind industry — yes, really

Trump’s court losses give the beleaguered industry a chance to get back on stable footing. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry

Kate Marvel reflects on her fiery resignation: “I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.” | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid

With "vehicle-to-grid" technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and accelerate the adoption of renewables. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?

As backlash grows, a nationwide search is underway for solutions to the AI energy crunch. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

The Iran war is changing how millions of people cook — and what they eat

Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago

Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?

An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge, and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that determine ecosystem health. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 1 month ago