A Texas county wants to punish polluters. The state won’t let it.
Jun 2, 2022, 10:45 am By David Leffler
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It is being co-published with Public Health Watch…Extreme weather is making mining waste a major problem
Jun 2, 2022, 10:30 am By Lina TranAround noon one day in January 2019, a dam containing waste from a Brazilian iron mine collapsed,…In Hawaii, youth are suing over climate inaction
Jun 2, 2022, 10:15 am By Julia Kane
As Tropical Storm Olivia bore down on the island of Maui in September 2018, Kaliko and her family…Democrats and the endless pursuit of climate legislation
Jun 1, 2022, 10:45 am By Shannon OsakaTwelve years ago, when Democrats controlled both houses of Congress and the presidency, the country…Report sheds light on Fidelity’s little-known fossil fuel ties
Jun 1, 2022, 10:30 am By Emily PontecorvoA report released Wednesday by two corporate accountability groups, Little Sis and the Action Center…A Pacific hurricane may kick off yet another hectic Atlantic hurricane season
Jun 1, 2022, 10:15 am By Julia KaneHurricane Agatha, the first named storm of this year’s Pacific hurricane season, slammed into the…An industry built on a fallacy of carbon neutrality
May 31, 2022, 2:31 pm By Grist Creative
Debra David has lived in Dobbins Heights, North Carolina, population 875, for more than 60 years.…The ugly produce industry faces an ugly question. Now it’s trying to solve it.
May 31, 2022, 10:45 am By Kate Yoder
A batch of companies has been trying to take the mountains of “ugly” fruits and vegetables…As private weather forecasting takes off, who is left behind?
May 31, 2022, 10:30 am By Chad Small
From rain to snow to unbearable allergy days, the weather has a lot of control over how we live our…Report: California hydropower could be cut in half this summer
May 31, 2022, 10:15 am By Emily Pontecorvo
As 2021 drew to a close, rain and snow pummeled California, raising hopes that the state’s ongoing…Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment
May 30, 2022, 10:00 am By Alex LawsonThis story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…‘Everyone loses’: California’s Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts
May 28, 2022, 10:00 am By Rachel Becker
Standing on the grassy plateau where water is piped onto his property, Josh Davy wished his feet…From the North Pole to the Amazon: 4 new documentaries, reviewed
May 27, 2022, 10:45 am By Joseph Winters
This week, the Mountainfilm Festival — an annual celebration of the indomitable spirit of…Yes, you can save lives by planting trees, a new study says
May 27, 2022, 10:30 am By Julia KaneIt’s hard not to love trees. They provide us with shade during the scorching heat of summer, help…A new coalition is placing a big bet on carbon removal technology
May 27, 2022, 10:15 am By Diana Kruzman
As global emissions continue to rise, the idea that the world will likely overshoot its climate…In an era of drought, an obscure water contract is pitting California farmers against each other
May 26, 2022, 10:45 am By Jake Bittle
This summer is not going to be easy for Matt Watkins. The 39-year-old farmer runs a citrus operation…The war in Ukraine may ramp up pollution in US oil and gas communities
May 26, 2022, 10:30 am By Julia Kane
For the past year, Roishetta Ozane has been trying to stop new liquified natural gas, or LNG, export…Shareholders win majority support for climate proposals at Exxon, Chevron
May 26, 2022, 10:15 am By Emily PontecorvoExxon and Chevron held their annual meetings for shareholders on Wednesday, where the companies were…2 new bills aim to reduce plastic pollution in New York state
May 26, 2022, 10:00 am By Joseph WintersAs New York state grapples with a plastic pollution crisis, legislators are taking aim at the…A ‘Warehouse’ By Any Other Name
May 25, 2022, 10:45 am By María Paula Rubiano A.
On May 24, 2019, Anastasia Kidd picked her 1-year-old up from the floor of her apartment in Red…
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