These 50 people changed the world in 2016.
Dec 8, 2016, 3:14 pm By Cody Permenter
This year marked our inaugural class of the Grist 50: innovators, organizers, and visionaries who…The world’s largest solar plant is here, and it’s in India.
Dec 8, 2016, 2:08 pm By Katie Herzog
Nearly 300 million of India’s 1.2 billion population live without power. Prime Minister Narendra…The dirty deplorables: Who’s who on Trump’s team
Dec 8, 2016, 12:17 pm By Grist staff
What do Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and advisors think about climate change and other…Food icon Marion Nestle talks Trump, soda, and weed
Dec 8, 2016, 12:08 pm By Amy McDermott
Marion Nestle, 80, is a nutrition and food policy heavyweight. She’s written six award-winning…Stop what you’re doing and watch kids rap about growing food.
Dec 8, 2016, 11:49 am By Katie Herzog
Put down the Hot Cheetos and Takis and pick up the broccoli: That’s the message in a very catchy…How the sugar industry killed Florida’s beaches.
Dec 8, 2016, 11:36 am By Katie Herzog
Florida’s Treasure Coast has sandy, white beaches, an abundance of wildlife, and a very serous…Is boxed water actually eco-friendly?
Dec 8, 2016, 6:15 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, Recently a new water container has arrived on the market, called Boxed Water Is…5 tips (and more) for the vegan-curious
Dec 7, 2016, 6:29 pm By Grist staff
original video: https://youtu.be/CXwbSfmzKqY Grist editor Eve Andrews went vegan for a month, picked…The case for imperfect veganism
Dec 7, 2016, 6:17 pm By Eve AndrewsOn the night of Donald Trump’s election, I was eating guacamole directly out of a Tupperware,…This man tried to sue the pants off the EPA, and now he’ll be running it.
Dec 7, 2016, 3:58 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Donald Trump has picked Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as his EPA administrator. Pruitt has…Just what we need: A science denier in charge of the NASA transition.
Dec 7, 2016, 3:32 pm By Amelia Urry
The newest member of the Trump transition team is Chris Shank, policy director for the House of…Dakota Access Pipeline company takes the fight to courts.
Dec 7, 2016, 1:13 pm By Katie Herzog
Days after the Army Corps of Engineers declined to grant Energy Transfer Partners a key permit to…There’s a new dystopian show to channel all your real-life fears.
Dec 6, 2016, 6:43 pm By Katie Herzog
Incorporated, a new Syfy series produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is set in 2074, after…The first offshore wind farm in the U.S. is about to go online, despite a malfunctioning turbine.
Dec 6, 2016, 6:22 pm By Heather Smith
One of the five newly installed turbines off the shore of Block Island, Rhode Island, will be…We have good news for tropical forests and people who like to breathe.
Dec 6, 2016, 5:52 pm By Nathanael Johnson
A few days ago, Brazil committed to restoring a degraded area about the size of Minnesota. It will…Carl Icahn, a billionaire critic of the EPA, is helping Trump shape it.
Dec 6, 2016, 3:18 pm By Ben Adler
The well-known investor is reportedly one of the most influential advisers to President-elect…Cheap clothes are killing the planet, but you probably already knew that.
Dec 6, 2016, 3:11 pm By Cody PermenterOur award-nominated Explainers team combined charming wit and cold, hard facts to demonstrate the…Man, this sea ice situation has really looked better.
Dec 6, 2016, 2:45 pm By Katie Herzog
Abnormally warm temperatures have led to the loss of a mass of sea ice nearly the size of India,…Why is EPA chief Gina McCarthy speaking at a conference full of private water company execs?
Dec 6, 2016, 2:17 pm By Ben Adler
Opponents of water privatization are criticizing EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy for planning to…How Standing Rock sparked a national movement toward environmental justice
Dec 6, 2016, 6:00 am By Wes Enzinna
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…
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