Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining
Feb 3, 2026, 4:45 am By Rachel Ramirez
The year 2010 was a reckoning for Japan’s economic security. On September 7, the Chinese fishing…Why the future of meat production is in vats, not farms
Feb 3, 2026, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
I recently ate a pig that’s alive and well at a sanctuary in upstate New York. Her name is Dawn,…Trump’s ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ for polluters faces its latest test in court
Feb 2, 2026, 9:45 am By Naveena Sadasivam
Last spring, the EPA made a surprise announcement: President Trump would consider giving some…Turmoil at FEMA adds to the revolt against Kristi Noem
Feb 2, 2026, 9:30 am By Jake Bittle
Kristi Noem faces intensifying public scrutiny over her leadership of the Department of Homeland…Visiting Oregon? You may soon have to pay a tax to protect its wildlife.
Feb 1, 2026, 2:00 pm By Amal Ahmed
When Oregon’s short legislative session convenes in early February, conservation advocates will…New Hampshire Republicans want to raise taxes on homes with solar
Jan 31, 2026, 2:00 pm By Sarah Shemkus, Canary Media
New Hampshire Republicans are attempting to do away with a 50-year-old property tax exemption for…Panic buying ahead of the winter storm isn’t preparedness. Here’s who it hurts.
Jan 30, 2026, 10:12 pm By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Emptying supermarket shelves. Driving from store to store, hunting for milk, bread, and water.…The biomass industry promised these Southern towns prosperity. So why are they still dying?
Jan 30, 2026, 9:45 am By Tristan Baurick
The mayor of Urania steered his pickup down a dirt road snaking through the weedy lots and patches…EVs are already making your air cleaner
Jan 30, 2026, 9:30 am By Tik Root
The logic behind electric vehicles benefiting public health has long been solid: More EVs means…How thick is the ice on the Great Lakes? Scientists want your help.
Jan 30, 2026, 9:15 am By Vivian La
Scientists in the Midwest are asking for help from the public this winter to measure ice thickness…A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat
8:07pm By Anila Yoganathan
This story is made possible through a partnership between Flatwater Free Press and Grist, a…Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.
9:30am By Matt Simon
The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with plants and animals, including a rare…Climate news is written in a language most people can’t understand
9:15am By Anita Hofschneider
In the summer of 2023, more than 19,000 people were forced to evacuate as wildfires swept through…Why the government is trying to make coal cute
9:00am By Kate Yoder
Can a lump of coal ever be … cute? It’s a question no one was thinking about until last…The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
Wed 9:50pm By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
In 1843, Congress gave Samuel Morse $30,000 to try to send a telegram from Washington, D.C., to…Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it.
Wed 9:45am By Jake Bittle
Since his presidency began last year, Donald Trump has embarked on an all-out campaign to destroy…Can cities make landlords care about energy efficiency?
Wed 9:30am By Tik Root
With the federal government retreating from climate action, cities and states have increasingly…An ousted energy regulator reflects on Georgia’s new power politics
Wed 9:15am By Emily Jones
The Georgia Public Service Commission got a shock in November: After nearly two decades as an…The EPA wants to eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can protect their water
Jan 27, 2026, 9:45 am By Miacel Spotted Elk
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to revise the Clean…Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Jan 26, 2026, 9:30 am By Sophie Hurwitz
With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations…
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