Wildfire smoke is choking Indigenous communities
Aug 24, 2022, 10:45 am By Diana Kruzman
On July 29, 2021, Li Boyd woke up to the smell of smoke. It was her birthday — she was turning 38…A new low-tech technique can take the ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals
Aug 24, 2022, 10:15 am By John McCrackenHere’s your good news for the day: so-called “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, cancer-causing…Will the EPA crack down on pollution from buildings?
Aug 23, 2022, 11:00 am By Emily PontecorvoThe Clean Air Act gives the U.S. government broad power to protect public health by regulating major…People doubt their actions affect climate change. Is that a bad thing?
Aug 23, 2022, 10:30 am By Kate Yoder
For years, environmental campaigns have espoused virtuous actions like biking instead of driving,…As drought dries up the Yangtze river, China loses hydropower
Aug 23, 2022, 10:15 am By Blanca BegertA historic drought in the southwest of China is drying up rivers, intensifying forest fires,…Will the Inflation Reduction Act jumpstart carbon capture?
Aug 22, 2022, 10:45 am By Emily Pontecorvo
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, into law last week, unleashing…Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021
Aug 22, 2022, 10:30 am By Jessie BlaeserIn recent years, the Western United States has become synonymous with record-breaking wildfires.…A Uranium ghost town in the making
Aug 20, 2022, 10:30 am By Mark Olalde
This story was originally published by ProPublica. The “death map” tells the story of decades of…After FEMA overhaul, hundreds of thousands of Americans are forgoing federal flood insurance
Aug 19, 2022, 10:45 am By Lylla Younes
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have dropped their flood insurance through the National Flood…‘Gross negligence’: popular Michigan river hit with second chemical spill in four years
Aug 19, 2022, 10:00 am By Mario KoranThis story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of…The problem with corporate pledges to protect abortion access and the climate
Aug 18, 2022, 10:45 am By Joseph Winters
Even before the Supreme Court officially struck down Roe v. Wade in late June, corporations were…Residents of California’s warehouse hub push pause on new development
Aug 18, 2022, 10:30 am By Brett MarshSouthern California’s Inland Empire, the hub of the nation’s e-commerce warehousing and…The petrochemical industry is convincing states to deregulate plastic incineration
Aug 18, 2022, 10:15 am By Joseph Winters
The petrochemical industry has spent the past few years hard at work lobbying for state-level…Can your commute make you happy?
Aug 17, 2022, 5:09 pm By Grist CreativeFor many, getting to work involves traffic and tedium. New research supports the common-sense idea…The temperature threshold the human body can’t survive
Aug 17, 2022, 10:45 am By Jesse NicholsThe following transcript has been edited for clarity. There’s a temperature threshold beyond which…Federal government announces historic water cuts as Colorado River falls to new lows
Aug 16, 2022, 10:08 pm By Zoya Teirstein
This story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled…Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law
Aug 16, 2022, 10:01 pm By Joseph WintersIt’s official: After more than a year of political wrangling, President Joe Biden approved the…Deer are threatening American forests. Is more hunting the solution?
Aug 16, 2022, 10:45 am By Marigo Farr
For weeks, former suburbanite Eli Arnow had spent his mornings and evenings stalking deer in the…“The results will be dire”: Extreme heat to impact a quarter of US by midcentury
Aug 16, 2022, 10:30 am By Naveena Sadasivam
In 30 years, counties along the Texas-Mexico border will experience temperatures above 100 degrees…Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon
Aug 16, 2022, 10:15 am By Caroline TraceyThis story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of…
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