California’s drought is over! Too bad the world’s breadbaskets are slowly drying out.
Apr 10, 2017, 1:35 pm By Tom Philpott
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Meet the fixer: This comedian spotlights indigenous rights.
Apr 10, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
Growing up, Dallas Goldtooth tagged along at protests with a lot of “rabble-rousers.” His…Farmers could lead the way on climate action. Here’s how.
Apr 9, 2017, 6:00 am By Matthew Russell
President Trump, congressional Republicans, and most American farmers share common positions on…Depressed about climate change? There’s a 9-step program for that.
Apr 8, 2017, 6:00 am By Caroline Preston
This story was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…California’s cap-and-trade program isn’t a tax, court rules
Apr 7, 2017, 6:04 pm By John Upton
State judges told the California Chamber of Commerce on Thursday that its members don’t have a…You can expect Neil Gorsuch to be bad news for the environment.
Apr 7, 2017, 3:05 pm By Lisa Hymas
Gorsuch, who was confirmed by the Senate on Friday in an ugly, partisan fashion, will be sworn in as…Wild swarms of Arctic icebergs are making shipping companies miserable
Apr 7, 2017, 1:51 pm By Brian Kahn
Like bees, icebergs sometimes roam in swarms. Unlike bees, icebergs can sink ships. It’s with that…Trump plans to open more offshore areas for drilling, but the law may stand in the way.
Apr 7, 2017, 1:38 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Speaking Thursday at an offshore energy industry conference, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke…The technology that brought us Airbnb and Uber can do so much more
Apr 7, 2017, 6:31 am By Amelia Urry
There’s a problem with the sharing economy, says Julian Agyeman, an urban studies and…Meet the fixer: This housing advocate is rebuilding Buffalo.
Apr 7, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
When 8-year-old Rahwa Ghirmatzion moved to a small, rural town in western New York, she wondered…A coal museum in Kentucky is switching to solar power.
Apr 6, 2017, 4:29 pm By Kate Yoder
Long live irony! The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum, nestled in the heart of coal country, might seem…Trump wants to eliminate programs that prevent lead poisoning.
Apr 6, 2017, 2:54 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
According to an EPA budget memo acquired by the Washington Post, the administration hopes to do…The right wing hates Scott Pruitt as much as the left does
Apr 6, 2017, 2:30 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Meet the fixer: This civil rights activist takes on the South’s sewage problem.
Apr 6, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
Catherine Flowers has been an environmental justice fighter for as long as she can remember. “I…Victory! A coal company just abandoned its plan to ruin a river and a bunch of people’s lives in Alaska.
Apr 5, 2017, 4:53 pm By Amelia Urry
The company, PacRim Coal, suspended all permitting processes for the proposed $600 million Chuitna…Cherry blossoms are just one more sign our planet is out of whack.
Apr 5, 2017, 4:11 pm By Kate Yoder
You don’t need fancy equipment to see that the climate is changing. Sometimes, it’s as simple as…A Republican governor has nixed fracking in Maryland.
Apr 5, 2017, 3:44 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
On Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill that bans hydraulic fracturing in the state. Maryland…Small California towns are facing off against oil companies — and winning
Apr 5, 2017, 9:00 am By Dean Kuipers
This story was published in partnership with Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that…Meet the fixer: This farmer uses AI for efficiency.
Apr 5, 2017, 6:00 am By Grist staff
As a kid, Irving Fain started small neighborhood businesses (snow shoveling, leaf raking). He later…The market has spoken, and it said electric cars are the future.
Apr 4, 2017, 4:02 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Ford had a 100-year head start on Tesla, but Elon Musk’s company has caught up. With a market…
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