Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
May 16, 2023, 10:45 am By Kate Yoder
The American West has always had forest fires — just not like this. Blazes are spreading further…A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool
May 16, 2023, 10:30 am By Max Graham
Every summer, wildland firefighters across the West gear up for a monumental task, aiming to stop…Listen: Near a polluting California port, a teen's path to studying climate health
May 16, 2023, 10:00 am By Grist staffThis is Season 3 Episode 4 of Grist’s Temperature Check podcast, featuring first person stories of…Pacific Northwest heat wave breaks records for May
May 16, 2023, 10:00 am By Joseph WintersThe unseasonably hot weather that placed more than 12 million people throughout the Pacific…Study: Black and Hispanic communities more likely to have drinking water with PFAS
May 15, 2023, 7:17 pm By Siri ChilukuriBlack and Hispanic communities are disproportionately exposed to “forever chemicals” in their…A simple way to prevent heaps of methane pollution: Composting
May 15, 2023, 10:45 am By Max GrahamThe global food system is a climate mess, from the widespread use of greenhouse gas-emitting…Income-based electric bills: The newest utility fight in California
May 14, 2023, 1:00 pm By Jeff St. John, Canary Media
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here with permission. Starting…Texas’ water infrastructure is broken, jeopardizing quality and supply for a growing state
May 13, 2023, 1:00 pm By Jayme Lozano Carver
This story was originally published by the Texas Tribune and is republished with permission. This…Washington state now has the nation’s strongest law against toxic cosmetics
May 12, 2023, 5:00 pm By Joseph Winters
This story is co-published with Teen Vogue. The Washington state Legislature has passed some of the…Is carbon capture viable? In a new rule, the EPA is asking power plants to prove it.
May 12, 2023, 10:45 am By Joseph Winters
For years, fossil fuel companies and utilities have touted carbon capture and storage, or CCS, as a…What does climate change have to do with the debt ceiling crisis?
May 12, 2023, 10:30 am By Jake BittleAs President Joe Biden tangles with Republican lawmakers over whether to raise the nation’s debt…Lawsuit: Oil and gas pollution violates New Mexico’s constitution
May 12, 2023, 10:15 am By Lyric AquinoA coalition of Indigenous and environmental groups filed a lawsuit this week against the state of…Steel built the Rust Belt. Green steel could help rebuild it.
May 11, 2023, 10:45 am By Katie Myers
In the Mon Valley of western Pennsylvania, steel was once a way of life, one synonymous with the…More than 150 countries agree to ban 3 toxic chemicals
May 11, 2023, 10:30 am By Joseph WintersTo get plastics ready for use in consumer and industrial products, companies add thousands of…Tesla breaks ground on lithium refinery in Texas — a first for a US automaker
May 11, 2023, 10:15 am By Gabriela Aoun AngueiraIn a first among United States automakers, Tesla will begin refining its own lithium, a critical…Extreme heat will take an unequal toll in tribal jails
May 10, 2023, 10:45 am By Joseph Lee
This story was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type Investigations and is…As California attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ coastal homeowners sue to stay
May 10, 2023, 10:30 am By Jake Bittle
Mirada Road is a small cul-de-sac that runs right up to the edge of the Pacific Ocean, skirting the…A new law in Colorado will prevent utilities from charging customers for lobbying
May 10, 2023, 10:00 am By Akielly HuUtilities across the country use money collected from customers’ monthly bills to fund political…Turkmenistan’s ‘mind-boggling’ methane emissions revealed by satellite data
May 9, 2023, 7:15 pm By Damian Carrington, The GuardianThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of…US support for nuclear power soars to highest level in a decade
May 9, 2023, 10:45 am By Akielly Hu
A Gallup survey released in late April found that 55 percent of U.S. adults support the use of…
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