Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty. Oil-producing nations are getting in the way.
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What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty…How giant ‘batteries’ in the Earth could slash your electricity bills
Dec 2, 2024, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
Solar panels and wind turbines give the world bountiful energy — but come with a conundrum. When…Midwest wins funding for a new hydrogen hub. Not everyone is convinced it’s ‘clean.’
Dec 2, 2024, 4:15 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
The U.S. Department of Energy is rolling out the first installment of its $1 billion commitment to…The world’s biggest climate case begins in The Hague
Dec 2, 2024, 4:00 am By Anita Hofschneider
The world’s biggest climate case begins at The Hague in the Netherlands today. Oral arguments will…New York isn’t ready to fight more wildfires
9:00am By Nathan Porceng, New York Focus
Joseph Nickischer can’t remember wildfires like this. “We’ve had fires that lasted this long,…There’s a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs
Nov 30, 2024, 9:00 am By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main
For years, large drillers in California sold unprofitable wells to smaller companies willing to…At the final round of plastic treaty negotiations, a production cap hangs in the balance
Nov 27, 2024, 1:23 pm By Joseph Winters
Just a day after the conclusion of the United Nations’ annual climate conference in Azerbaijan,…Rampant consumerism is bad for the planet. ‘Underconsumption core’ offers an alternative.
Nov 27, 2024, 11:19 am By Claire Elise Thompson
The spotlight In one of Julie George’s most popular TikTok videos from this past summer, she…Who’s responsible for waste? A Q&A about the ‘conspiracy’ of overconsumption.
Nov 27, 2024, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
The last few weeks of the year are always a special time — for shopping. According to the…Michigan wants to fast-track renewable development. Local townships are suing.
Nov 27, 2024, 4:30 am By Izzy Ross
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in…How to take climate change out of the culture wars
Nov 26, 2024, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
Household appliances used to be a safe conversation topic, if a boring one. But these days, many…At COP29, new rules for carbon markets made them even more controversial
Nov 26, 2024, 4:30 am By Joseph Winters
Delegates closed out this year’s United Nations climate conference on Saturday after agonizing…‘We lost’: How COP29 ended with a deal that made the whole world unhappy
Nov 25, 2024, 4:45 am By Jake Bittle
Two weeks ago, diplomats from almost 200 countries arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, to debate a subject…Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind energy — but it might not be easy
Nov 25, 2024, 4:30 am By Tristan Baurick
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Deep South Today, a…How the world gave up on 1.5 degrees
Nov 25, 2024, 4:15 am By Lylla Younes
When, at the annual United Nations climate conference in Paris in 2015, the countries of the world…How a dwindling helium supply is impacting public land management
Nov 24, 2024, 9:00 am By Zoë Rom, High Country News
In October, the Bureau of Land Management finalized a new resource management plan for Colorado’s…Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response
Nov 23, 2024, 9:00 am By Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens
This story was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio. Early on Election Day, highways in…Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene
Nov 22, 2024, 4:45 am By Katie Myers
The most exciting part of the day at Spruce Pine Montessori School is when the truck arrives to…Where did all the climate voters go?
Nov 22, 2024, 4:30 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
For those who worry about climate change all the time, the results of the November election seemed…The Senate’s new farm bill would prioritize the climate. Too bad it’s basically doomed.
Nov 22, 2024, 4:15 am By Frida Garza
On Monday, Senator Debbie Stabenow, a longtime champion of programs that support farmers and…
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