Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat.
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Some people spend more time than others imagining what they’ll do when the world ends. Survivalist…How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent
Mar 5, 2026, 4:30 am By Benton Graham
Adina Levin took Caltrain to San Francisco from her home in Menlo Park one night last month. A…Arizona’s water is drying up. That’s not stopping the data center rush.
Mar 4, 2026, 4:45 am By Jake Bittle
It’s no secret that Arizona is worried about its water. The Colorado River is drying up, in part…Enbridge paid police to protect one pipeline. Now it wants to do it again in Wisconsin.
Mar 3, 2026, 9:31 am By Alleen Brown
The Canadian oil pipeline giant Enbridge will pay Wisconsin law enforcement for riot suits, training…After a lawsuit, USDA agrees to share climate risk data with farmers
Mar 3, 2026, 4:45 am By Frida Garza
Shortly after President Donald Trump took office last January, employees at the U.S. Department of…After a hurricane, extreme heat poses a serious threat to recovery workers
Mar 3, 2026, 4:30 am By Emily Jones
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR…A regional network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds
Mar 2, 2026, 4:45 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Under the warm light of a hanging lamp, Marty Landorf carefully crumbled the dried flower head of a…Appalachia’s iconic salamander was slated for federal protection. It’s still in limbo.
Mar 2, 2026, 4:30 am By Katie Myers
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio…Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm
Mar 1, 2026, 9:00 am By Alison F. Takemura, Canary Media
Lauren Phillips’ balcony just became a power plant. A very small, carbon-free one. A few weeks…The Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein
Sat 9:00am By Kiera Butler
At 26, Isaiah Taylor had accomplished more than most people do by the time they’re twice his…The culture war is coming for your electricity
Feb 27, 2026, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
Relations between states are becoming so strained over their different approaches to fossil fuels…The Colorado River is nearing collapse. It’s Trump’s problem now.
Feb 27, 2026, 4:30 am By Jake Bittle
The Colorado River currently supports 40 million people and $1.4 trillion in annual economic…The beautiful Venetian plant with a secret climate superpower
Feb 26, 2026, 12:59 pm By Matt Simon
Venice’s landmarks teem with tourists — so many, in fact, that the city has had to implement…Ski resorts are increasingly reliant on snowmaking. But at what cost?
Feb 26, 2026, 4:45 am By Susan Shain
This winter’s snow cover is the lowest on record in the Western United States. While that could…A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold
Feb 25, 2026, 4:45 am By Katie Myers
Regina is haunted by the specter of mold. She found the insidious spores in the closet, behind the…A tough Supreme Court hearing brings little clarity on Line 5 pipeline’s fate
Feb 25, 2026, 4:30 am By Vivian La
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about whether state or federal court will have the…These data center developers asked Trump for an exemption from pollution rules
Feb 24, 2026, 4:45 am By Naveena Sadasivam
When the developer Novva first announced that it was building Utah’s largest data center campus…To power Utah’s data center boom, companies are turning to fossil fuels
Feb 24, 2026, 4:30 am By Leia Larsen
In Utah’s rural Millard County, Kalen Taylor is bracing for the day when the farmland across the…How a greening Arctic might be kick-starting a dangerous feedback loop
Feb 24, 2026, 4:15 am By Matt Simon
Forests are great and all, but in one way, they don’t come close to the raw power of peatlands.…The Supreme Court hears a Line 5 oil pipeline case with high stakes for treaty rights
Feb 24, 2026, 4:00 am By Anita Hofschneider
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today about a narrow procedural issue that could…
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