The ‘age of electricity’ is here. No one knows what comes next.
Apr 23, 2026, 4:00 am By Zoya Teirstein
The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has caused an unprecedented disruption in…What’s driving the catastrophic wildfires in Georgia
Apr 22, 2026, 6:55 pm By Emily Jones
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR…A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be?
Apr 22, 2026, 4:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
Bailey Magers and Sunil Kumar cut strange figures on Pensacola Beach. Bags of disinfectant solution…Know the facts about Vibrio, a bacteria found in coastal waters and raw shellfish
Apr 22, 2026, 4:40 am By Lyndsey Gilpin
What is Vibrio? Vibrio is a type of bacteria that has been around for hundreds of millions of…Why millions of adorable bees are emerging from this cemetery
Apr 22, 2026, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
A miner haunts the East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York. It’s not the spirit of an interred…Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN
Apr 22, 2026, 4:00 am By Aimee Gabay
On the second day of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII, experts…How deep-red Utah helped launch a portable plug-in solar movement
Apr 21, 2026, 4:45 am By Leia Larsen
Utah state Representative Raymond Ward was reading a story in The New York Times about a growing…The Green New Deal has evolved. Now it’s all about ‘affordability.’
Apr 21, 2026, 4:30 am By Kate Yoder
Eight years ago, three little words took hold of the environmental movement: Green New Deal. Part…At the UN, Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings
Apr 21, 2026, 4:30 am By Anita Hofschneider
Indigenous communities in the Pacific are facing increasingly devastating storms worsened by warming…We asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what they said.
Apr 21, 2026, 4:00 am By Grist staff
Climate action may be facing headwinds right now. But the passion, courage, and creativity that…The Trump administration wants to take an ax to the East’s last great forests
Apr 20, 2026, 4:45 am By Grist staff
When most people think about national forests, they imagine vast Western landscapes: Alaska, the…War, climate change, and AI: What’s at stake at this year’s UN Indigenous forum
Apr 20, 2026, 4:30 am By Anita Hofschneider
Hundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations this week for the world’s largest…The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming
Apr 20, 2026, 4:15 am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
The future looked dire for renewable energy in the United States last spring. Republicans in…The world desperately needs to decarbonize shipping. Can nations find a consensus?
Apr 20, 2026, 4:00 am By Naveena Sadasivam
The shipping industry has been facing an acute crisis. For the first time in modern history, both of…Maine presses pause on large data centers. Will other states follow its lead?
Apr 19, 2026, 9:00 am By Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News
Maine is now the first state to pass a moratorium on the development of large data centers, and…A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view
Apr 18, 2026, 9:00 am By Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
Sea levels are much higher than we thought. Real-world oceans are making a mockery of flood-risk…Deep-diving robots help crack the mystery of Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice
Apr 17, 2026, 4:45 am By Matt Simon
Something strange has been swirling in the waters around Antarctica. From the 1970s until a decade…American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules.
Apr 17, 2026, 4:30 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Over the past few years, Kentucky sheep farmer Daniel Bell has been expanding his flock, and that…Ask a Climate Therapist: Why should I plan for my future when I feel we don’t have one?
Apr 17, 2026, 4:15 am By Leslie Davenport
Dear Leslie, I’m a young adult trying to figure out what I’m doing with my life. It feels…Climate adaptation funding is scarce. Private investors could help.
Apr 17, 2026, 4:00 am By Tik Root
The Afsluitdijk is a 32 kilometer causeway in the Netherlands that, since 1932, has been one of the…
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