Ships head for the melting Arctic. But there’s no plan if things go wrong.
Jul 24, 2017, 5:25 pm By Abigail BechtelClimate change is rapidly altering the region, and less sea ice means more ships are lining up to…Trump’s EPA promised to prioritize communities like East Chicago. How’s that working out?
Jul 24, 2017, 3:50 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
In short, not so well. When EPA administrator Scott Pruitt took office, he pledged that the agency…Warren Buffett is driving truckloads of money into electric companies.
Jul 24, 2017, 3:19 pm By Nathanael JohnsonBuffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently announced that it plans to buy Oncor, one of the country’s…Have what it takes to be a Grist fellow? Don’t miss the application deadline!
Jul 24, 2017, 12:10 pm By Grist staff
Listen up, procrastinators: You have a few days left to apply for Grist’s fall 2017 fellowship.…See how today’s Arctic melting compares to the ’80s
Jul 23, 2017, 8:14 am By Andrea Thompson
Arctic sea ice has been melting at a steady clip this summer as it heads toward its annual low…Women carry more than their fair share of the world’s water
Jul 22, 2017, 7:45 am By Bethany Caruso
Imagine going through your day without access to clean, safe water in your home for drinking,…These 21 kids are taking on Trump, and they may be our best hope for climate action
6:01pm By Eric Holthaus
The best shot at large-scale climate action under the Trump administration may lie with a lawsuit…These 21 kids taking on Trump could be our best hope for climate action
6:01pm By Eric Holthaus
The best shot at large-scale climate action under the Trump administration might lie with a lawsuit…Trump comms chief Anthony Scaramucci used to be right about climate. Not anymore.
4:40pm By Kate Yoder
On Friday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned over the appointment of Scaramucci, a…A gold-standard test proves we can save forests with just a little money.
3:25pm By Nathanael Johnson
Here’s a simple way to match the priorities of rich environmentalists (saving forests and…Every coal waste dump site is a disaster waiting to happen
Thu 7:40pm By Nathalie Baptiste
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Louisiana won’t give the security firm that tracked DAPL opponents a license.
Thu 4:56pm By Nikhil SwaminathanThe state Board of Private Security Examiners rebuffed the North Carolina company known as…Florida town requires solar on new homes.
Thu 4:46pm By Abigail Bechtel
South Miami became the first U.S. city outside of California to require solar panels on new…Government scientist to Trump admin: ‘Abuse of power cannot go unanswered.’
Thu 2:32pm By Emma Foehringer MerchantJoel Clement, former director of the Interior Department’s Office of Policy Analysis, published a…That French plan to attract climate scientists? It’s working.
Jul 19, 2017, 6:44 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
After his election, French president Emmanuel Macron created a program setting aside $69 million to…The Antarctic ice shelf continues to crack.
Jul 19, 2017, 4:56 pm By Eric Holthaus
The new rift in Larsen C emerged days after a Delaware-sized iceberg broke off from the ice shelf.…Trump’s plot to shrink the EPA isn’t going as planned
Jul 19, 2017, 4:27 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…3 million Mercedes cars got recalled over emissions concerns.
Jul 19, 2017, 3:44 pm By Manola SecairaOwners of nearly every Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicle bought in the U.K. since 2011 will be asked to…No talking climate change to Zuck, White House tells scientist.
Jul 19, 2017, 2:14 pm By Kate YoderAs part of his “not running for president” cross-country tour, Facebook founder and CEO Mark…The first half of 2017 was the second hottest to date
Jul 18, 2017, 6:52 pm By Andrea Thompson
At the halfway point of the year, 2017 remains the second-hottest year to date — a surprise given…
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