These 5 Midwesterners are giving their communities a makeover.
2:27pm By Grist staffWhile East and West coast states are busy suing Big Oil and divesting massive retirement pensions,…As coral reefs disappear, some tropical fish might just keep swimming
6:30am By Eric Holthaus
The future looks grim for coral reefs. Warmer oceans, overfishing, pollution, and gradually…Scott Pruitt’s got 99 problems but Trump ain’t one.
Thu 4:22pm By Kate YoderCongressional Democrats have been keeping an eye on the embattled EPA administrator, and they…The Northeast is chugging right along on climate change action.
Thu 4:02pm By Zoya TeirsteinThe West Coast often dominates the climate conversation, with its mudslides and wildfires and…Californians definitely want a housing bill. Just not this one.
Thu 3:10pm By Nathanael Johnson
An audacious proposal to build denser cities around public transit lines in California made it as…When criminal justice and environmental justice collide
Thu 6:08am By Justine Calma
Rhonda Anderson and her daughter, Siwatu-Salama Ra, have spent much of their lives working to…The whole island of Puerto Rico went dark for the first time since Hurricane Maria.
Apr 18, 2018, 3:08 pm By Kate Yoder
On Monday, the island’s power utility boasted that it had restored electricity to 97 percent of…Our National Parks belong to everyone. So why are they so white?
Apr 18, 2018, 1:10 pm By Angela Fichter
original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zdA33hhpbQ Only 20 percent of visitors to National…Boulder, Colorado, is the latest city to sue Big Oil over climate change.
Apr 17, 2018, 6:18 pm By Zoya TeirsteinRemember those lawsuits California and New York filed against major oil producers for knowingly…Tensions rise in battle over Canadian pipeline.
Apr 17, 2018, 4:51 pm By Justine CalmaJustin Trudeau, Alberta, and Kinder Morgan are on one side; British Columbia, First Nations, and…This 1983 article about the EPA hitting rock bottom is way too relevant.
Apr 17, 2018, 2:42 pm By Greta JochemSubstitute some scandals, and parts of this 35-year-old New York Times report on the EPA sound…Climate-friendly burgers: fact or fiction?
Apr 16, 2018, 6:52 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Here’s a crazy idea: What if your love of steak wasn’t a massive environmental problem but part…FEMA had a totally inadequate plan for dealing with Hurricane Maria.
Apr 16, 2018, 4:39 pm By Justine CalmaThe agency low-balled how much damage a Category 4 hurricane would leave behind in Puerto Rico,…8 kids from Florida are suing their state over climate change.
Apr 16, 2018, 3:29 pm By Zoya TeirsteinRick Scott, who has served as Florida’s governor since 2011, hasn’t done much to protect his…The shipping industry sets sail toward a carbon-free future
Apr 16, 2018, 10:20 am By Maria Gallucci
Cargo-shipping regulators have struck a historic deal to set their dirty fuel-burning industry on a…Trump’s new executive order spells disaster for our air quality.
Apr 13, 2018, 4:17 pm By Justine CalmaWhile we were all watching the Wheeler and Pruitt train wreck on Thursday, President Trump…These 5 artists are sketching out the future of climate action.
Apr 13, 2018, 3:45 pm By Grist staffAccording to an article in Yale Climate Communications, art can help us “see what can be difficult…Relax, The Day After Tomorrow isn’t going to happen, like, tomorrow
Apr 13, 2018, 12:23 pm By Eric Holthaus
Back in 2004, the blockbuster disaster film The Day After Tomorrow introduced the world to the…‘Day Zero’ isn’t just Cape Town’s problem. It’s a global phenomenon.
Apr 13, 2018, 6:45 am By Kate YoderIn January, officials in the drought-stricken South African city began counting down the days until…In the California desert, a battery project looms over Native land
Apr 13, 2018, 6:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
A company wants to build the world’s biggest battery in the California desert east of Joshua Tree…
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