Why water is so sacred to Native Americans
Mar 25, 2017, 6:00 am By Rosalyn R. LaPier
The Lakota phrase “Mní wičhóni,” or “Water is life,” has become a new national protest…Climate leadership was scrubbed from the State Department website
Mar 24, 2017, 5:21 pm By Brian Kahn
Within a day of Rex Tillerson’s swearing in as secretary of state, the State Department’s…Keystone XL is approved. Apply now for 35 permanent pipeline jobs.
Mar 24, 2017, 5:08 pm By Kate Yoder
As expected, President Donald Trump signed a permit for the pipeline’s construction on Friday,…A fun fact you didn’t know: Koalas don’t drink water, but now they have to.
Mar 24, 2017, 2:04 pm By Abigail Bechtel
Just like you tell yourself that you get all the hydration your body needs from beer (you don’t),…Meet the fixer: This clothing expert revives dead threads.
Mar 24, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
If you’re a typical American, you probably throw away too many clothes. But the companies behind…The lead poisoning of Flint’s children pales in comparison to rates found in parts of California.
Mar 23, 2017, 7:51 pm By Nikhil Swaminathan
In one Fresno zip code, 13.6 percent of children under the age of 6 have elevated levels of lead in…Major TV networks spent just 50 minutes on climate change — combined — last year.
Mar 23, 2017, 4:00 pm By Kate Yoder
That’s a dramatic, 66-percent drop in coverage from 2015 across evening and Sunday news programs…The Trump administration is about to officially OK the Keystone XL pipeline.
Mar 23, 2017, 2:19 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
As a 60-day deadline set by President Trump approaches, the State Department plans by Monday to…Arctic sea ice peaks in the winter. For the third year in a row, it’s at a record low.
Mar 23, 2017, 1:30 pm By Andrea Thompson
Constant warmth punctuated by repeated winter heatwaves stymied Arctic sea ice growth this winter,…Meet the fixer: This politician fights for polluted communities.
Mar 23, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
Nanette Barragán is used to facing off against polluters. Elected in 2013 to the city council of…To reduce obesity and depression, we need more nature in our lives.
Mar 22, 2017, 4:57 pm By Kate Yoder
Nature is an overlooked antidote: People who live near green spaces are generally happier and…New coal plants dropped by two-thirds last year
Mar 22, 2017, 3:24 pm By Adam Vaughan
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Meet the fixer: This Brooklynite retrofits cities.
Mar 22, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
U.S. cities are packed with about 5 million medium-sized buildings — schools, churches, community…The EPA is still cleaning up brownfields. So that’s something.
Mar 21, 2017, 6:31 pm By Nikhil Swaminathan
There’s a lot of totally rational concern over the future of the Environmental Protection…Burning coal for electricity continues its steep slide into history.
Mar 21, 2017, 4:29 pm By Nathanael Johnson
An electric company in Ohio said yesterday that it would close two coal-fired plants that generate…The world feels pretty broken right now. Meet the fixers.
Mar 21, 2017, 3:01 am By Scott Dodd
There’s no question we live in unsettling times. But for the past few months, we at Grist have…Remember that money Congress approved to rebuild Flint’s water system? Some of it is finally on the way.
Mar 20, 2017, 5:23 pm By Nikhil Swaminathan
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Michigan city a $100 million grant to…Ranchers are reeling after wildfires swept through Great Plains.
Mar 20, 2017, 3:30 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Dry conditions and high winds drove fires across Kansas, Oklahoma and north Texas earlier this…Surprise: This Republican governor now wants his state to ban fracking.
Mar 20, 2017, 2:34 pm By Lisa Hymas
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan shocked many on Friday when he endorsed a bill that would completely…How Trump’s Supreme Court pick keeps environmental cases out of court
Mar 20, 2017, 1:55 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…
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