America’s ‘climate forest’ is under attack. Biden can protect it.
Thu 6:15am By Wanda Kashudoha Loescher Culp and Osprey Orielle Lake
Within the Alaskan homelands of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsmishian peoples, there is a saying:…Will 2021 be the year New York finally breaks ground on its clean energy promises?
Thu 6:15am By Emily Pontecorvo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to close the gap between rhetoric and reality when it comes…Could the world reverse climate change but still burn all the fossil fuels? Scientists humor the idea.
Thu 5:01am By Nathanael Johnson
Imagine a future when burning fossil fuels remains the norm, even as humanity realizes it has no…6 years after Flint water crisis, Michigan’s ex-governor to face charges
Jan 13, 2021, 3:09 pm By Adam Mahoney
Rick Synder was governor of Michigan when the state approved a 2014 cost-saving plan that switched…In the shadow of Amazon, resistance takes root in San Bernardino
Jan 13, 2021, 6:45 am By Yvette Cabrera
When Jorge Osvaldo Heredia moved to the Southern California city of San Bernardino in 2005, the…They’re turning churches into climate-resilience centers
Jan 13, 2021, 5:40 am By Brianna Baker
Churches provide communities with more than a place to worship. They often double as gathering…U.S. emissions fell by 10% last year — for the worst possible reasons
Jan 12, 2021, 4:56 pm By Nathanael Johnson
The first full estimates of the United States’ emissions last year are in, showing the greatest…An attack on the Capitol shattered the myth of public lands
Jan 12, 2021, 6:45 am By Eve Andrews
A week has passed since the invasion of the Capitol by pro-Trump radicals, but a violation of that…U.S. cities consider treating fossil fuels like nuclear weapons
Jan 12, 2021, 6:30 am By Greta Moran
For decades, the potential for a nuclear catastrophe felt like a waking threat, just around the…Why is cottagecore so white?
Jan 12, 2021, 6:15 am By Angely Mercado
You would know it to see it. Anyone who has sought escape in the endless feeds of TikTok or…Introducing Imagine 2200: Our new cli-fi contest
Jan 12, 2021, 5:40 am By Fix staff
Grist’s solutions lab, Fix, is excited to announce the launch of our first-ever climate-fiction…This startup says seaweed is the secret to a better faux burger — and a healthier climate
Jan 12, 2021, 5:20 am By Adrienne Day
Seaweed is loaded with protein, brimming with carbohydrates and, yes, grows like a weed, which…Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions. They failed.
Jan 11, 2021, 6:45 am By Peter Fairley
This story was produced in collaboration with InvestigateWest, a nonprofit newsroom in Seattle with…Data centers are energy hogs. Could they help power the grid?
Jan 11, 2021, 6:30 am By Maddie Stone
Data centers — cavernous warehouses filled with computers and cables that keep websites and apps…Global heating could stabilize if countries go net-zero emissions, scientists say
Jan 10, 2021, 6:00 am By Oliver Milman
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…How Merrick Garland could figure into Biden’s climate plans as attorney general
Jan 9, 2021, 6:45 am By Emily Pontecorvo
President-elect Joe Biden announced his pick of Merrick Garland for attorney general on Thursday, a…In boost for renewables, grid-scale battery storage is on the rise
Jan 9, 2021, 6:00 am By Cheryl Katz
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the…Listen: Climate and fatherhood from a weather specialist
Jan 8, 2021, 1:21 pm By Grist staff
How do climate science and fatherhood relate to the racial-justice demonstrations of summer 2020? To…Can we really end our reliance on natural gas? These moms have a plan — and the ear of utilities.
Jan 8, 2021, 9:44 am By Brianna Baker
Natural gas infrastructure is akin to an enormous tree, its roots branching out across all 50…Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges
Jan 8, 2021, 6:45 am By Maddie Stone
On December 16, three 40 foot-long wind turbine blades were delivered via truck from a wind farm in…
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