2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war
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In the summer of 2023, Vasileios Tsianos, the vice president of corporate development at Neo…The odds are Illinois won’t hit its 2030 climate goals
Feb 7, 2025, 4:30 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station…Trump’s quest for ‘energy dominance’ is all about the vibes
Feb 6, 2025, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a “national energy emergency”…Colorado and Connecticut saved residents hundreds of thousands of dollars on their utility bills
Feb 6, 2025, 4:30 am By Akielly Hu
People across the U.S. receiving rising utility bills aren’t just paying for the costs of gas and…Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.
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The poor things can’t help it, but cows are really gassy, and that’s really bad for the planet:…Veganism has deep roots in Japan’s history. It’s beginning to resurface.
Feb 5, 2025, 9:57 am By Claire Elise Thompson
The vision “I want people to understand that vegan food isn’t just for a select few. It’s an…The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
Feb 5, 2025, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
In Seattle, as in most cities around the country, there are a number of items that you aren’t…Exxon is quietly planning a new $8.6 billion plastics plant in Texas
Feb 5, 2025, 4:30 am By Tik Root
Diane Wilson had heard rumors for months that Exxon might be coming to Point Comfort, Texas, which…The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI
Feb 5, 2025, 4:15 am By Naveena Sadasivam
When the White House took down a critical environmental justice tool just three days into …How Trump’s USAID shutdown threatens the world’s climate goals
Feb 4, 2025, 3:56 pm By Jake Bittle
As part of a broad effort to bypass Congress and unilaterally cut government spending, the Trump…Trump’s agenda won’t let his energy secretary achieve ‘energy abundance’
Feb 4, 2025, 4:45 am By Gautama Mehta
Chris Wright, a Colorado fracking executive, was confirmed on Monday by the U.S. Senate with a vote…How farmworkers in Washington state got lawmakers’ attention
Feb 4, 2025, 4:30 am By Syris Valentine
Hoarfrost still coated the Capitol lawn in Olympia, Washington, as Alfredo Juarez led 16 farmworkers…Sámi need better legal protections to save their homelands
Feb 4, 2025, 4:15 am By Taylar Dawn Stagner
A new report from Amnesty International says “green colonialism” — the appropriation of land…‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry
Feb 3, 2025, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
This story is a partnership between Grist and ExxonKnews, a reporting project covering the fossil…Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land
Feb 3, 2025, 4:30 am By Katie Myers
On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small…‘No rebuilding without them’: Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery
Feb 2, 2025, 9:00 am By Nina Lakhani, The Guardian
Trump’s immigration crackdown could cause chaos for communities trying to rebuild after…Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles
Feb 1, 2025, 9:00 am By Jack Ross, Capital and Main
It wasn’t the images of flames ripping through neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena…Oh, great: Rat populations are surging as cities heat up
Jan 31, 2025, 2:00 pm By Matt Simon
Rats are in many ways better adapted to cities than the humans that built them. While urbanites…A Michigan nuclear plant is slated to restart, but Trump could complicate things
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This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in…Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated
Jan 31, 2025, 4:30 am By Tristan Baurick
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