How shrinking the EPA could make wildfire smoke even more dangerous
4:45am By Izzy RossThis coverage is made possible in part through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio…California rolls on with electric trucks, despite Trump’s roadblocks
4:30am By Benton GrahamWes Lowe uses so much Claritin that he started an Amazon subscription to avoid running out. His kids…What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?
4:15am By Matt SimonThe newest, hottest power couple doesn’t live in Hollywood. It’s actually the marriage of solar…Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?
Mon 4:30am By Frida GarzaJeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is…What one town learned by charging residents for every bag of trash
Mon 4:30am By Tik RootUntil a few years ago, the town of Plympton, Massachusetts was quite literally throwing away money.…This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won
Sun 9:00am By Julia Tilton, The Daily YonderLexi Shelhorse is a seventh-generation resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where she grows…Boosted by Trump, banks resume their love affair with fossil fuels
Sat 9:00am By Henry Carnell, Mother JonesFor the first time since 2021 — the start of the Biden administration — banks have ramped up…New York’s mayoral race could decide the city’s climate future
Fri 6:02pm By Rebecca Egan McCarthySix years ago, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hosted a chaotic press conference in the lobby of…Want to try lab-grown salmon? The US just approved it.
Fri 4:45am By Frida GarzaFor the first time ever, a lab-grown seafood company has met the United States Food and Drug…A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it
Fri 4:30am By Sophie HurwitzPeople in affluent countries around the world are willing to tax themselves to address climate…Science says plastic bag bans really do work
Thu 2:00pm By Joseph WintersWhen you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches. …A new app details where your food comes from — and just how fragile the global food system really is
Thu 4:45am By Ayurella Horn-MullerAfter founding the Better Planet Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2021, Zia…In Georgia, a runoff looms for Democrats after primary results for public utility commission seat
Wed 7:37pm By Emily JonesThis coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR…Your favorite campgrounds, hiking trails, and forests could soon be up for auction
Wed 6:04pm By Joseph WintersAmong the several controversial proposals emerging from the U.S. Senate this week as it considers…Canada’s wildfire crisis is displacing First Nations at alarming rates
Jun 18, 2025, 4:45 am By Miacel Spotted ElkSince mid-May, wildfires across Canada have burned 9.6 million acres, prompting the evacuation of…With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act
Jun 17, 2025, 7:36 pm By Zoya TeirsteinWhen the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” last…How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored
Jun 17, 2025, 4:30 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-FrancoThe American prairie was so vast, so alien, it shattered comprehension. Newcomers to the seemingly…Progress and frustration mark the UN’s third Ocean Conference
Jun 16, 2025, 4:21 pm By Joseph WintersDelegates from around the world convened in Nice, France, last week to discuss a range of ocean…Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory
Jun 16, 2025, 10:07 am By Lois ParshleyIn the high glare of a summer evening in Fairbanks, Alaska, Ciara Santiago watched the mercury…From sea monkeys to Great Salt Lake gold
Jun 16, 2025, 10:00 am By Grist CreativeThe shoreline of Utah’s Great Salt Lake frames an otherworldly body of water, from pastel pink to…
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