The International Seabed Authority’s war with itself
12:30pm By Gautama Mehta
For the last three decades, the United Nations’ agency called the International Seabed Authority,…‘Consensus kills ambition’: UN plastics treaty talks end without an agreement
11:58am By Joseph Winters
Diplomats from around the world concluded nine days of talks in Geneva — plus a marathon overnight…The Trump administration’s assault on science feels eerily Soviet
4:45am By Lois Parshley
In the fall of 1925, agronomist Trofim Lysenko arrived on the dusty plains of what is now…California is sunsetting oil refineries without a plan for what’s next
4:30am By Tik Root
Within the past year, two major California oil refineries have announced plans to shutter — moves…Factory farms don’t just stink — they make it harder to breathe, too
4:15am By Frida Garza
New research out this week underscores what many environmental justice advocates in the U.S. have…Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives
Thu 5:00am By Matt Simon
For several years now, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces in the United States. Instead of burning…For Indigenous communities, AI brings peril — and promise
Thu 4:45am By Miacel Spotted Elk
When the United Nations marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples last week,…The tiny ocean organisms that could help the climate in a big way
Thu 4:30am By Matt Simon
Some of the littlest organisms in the ocean wield incredible influence, both on their ecosystems and…Health was supposed to be central to the UN plastics treaty. Now it’s up for debate.
Wed 4:28pm By Joseph Winters
Since negotiations for a United Nations treaty to address plastic pollution began more than three…Plastic pollution is toxic and everywhere. Now, legal experts say it’s a human rights violation.
Wed 9:00am By Joseph Winters
Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize…A hidden fuel source beneath the Midwest? Scientists are investigating.
Wed 4:45am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
About a billion years ago, the United States was nearly ripped in half. Magma bubbled up as the…How climate change endangers mothers and children
Wed 4:30am By Zoya Teirstein
This story is a collaboration between Vox and Grist and builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on…The art of a plastics treaty: How sculptures, collages, and poetry have influenced global talks
Tue 11:40am By Joseph Winters
Nearly every day since July 31, Benjamin Von Wong has been surrounding his 20-foot-tall art…Homeowners affected by the 2023 Maui wildfires: Here’s how to keep and rebuild your home
Tue 5:36am By Anita Hofschneider
Two years after the devastating 2023 Maui wildfires, homeowners may be facing the prospect of…A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash
Tue 4:45am By Zoya Teirstein
In early July, as the torrential rain that unleashed deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country…Illegal price-gouging is rampant after disasters. Can it be stopped?
Tue 4:40am By Jake Bittle
Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high…Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
Tue 4:35am By Anita Hofschneider
As a Native Hawaiian teenager growing up in West Maui, Mikey Burke couldn’t wait to leave. “All…Tracking sea turtles is a long, slow process that just might keep them alive
Mon 4:45am By Emily Jones
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR…Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support vanishes
Mon 4:30am By Miacel Spotted Elk
Cody Two Bear, who is Standing Rock Sioux, served on his tribal council during the Dakota Access…Offshore wind leasing is officially dead under Trump
Sun 9:00am By Clare Fieseler, Canary Media
Offshore wind leasing is effectively dead in the U.S. following a Trump administration order issued…
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