First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
Sep 10, 2025, 4:45 am By Naveena Sadasivam
Three days after the Mountain Fire tore through the hillsides of Camarillo in Southern California…Scams are rampant after natural disasters. Here’s how to protect yourself.
Sep 10, 2025, 4:44 am By Naveena Sadasivam
You’ve just lived through a terrible flood, wildfire, or hurricane. Your house has suffered…Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong
Sep 9, 2025, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require removing carbon dioxide from the…Billions spent, miles to go: The story of California’s failure to build high-speed rail
4:45am By Benton Graham
Seventeen years ago, Californians bet on a grand vision of the future. They narrowly approved a $10…A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch a $760M plan to build tunnels under Houston to ease flooding
Sun 9:00am By Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom
The devastating flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 killed dozens of people,…States fast-track wind, solar permits and contracts to beat Trump’s deadline
Sep 6, 2025, 9:00 am By Alex Brown, Stateline
Across the country, state leaders are racing to fast-track wind and solar projects before the…The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.
Sep 5, 2025, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
Once upon a time, the English language was full of stories with “blossoms,” “rivers,” and…Nobody wants this gas plant. Trump is forcing it to stay open.
Sep 5, 2025, 4:30 am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
The Trump administration, citing an ongoing “energy emergency,” has once again saddled a…A fiber optic cable spied on Greenland’s glaciers. It found an alarming problem
Sep 5, 2025, 4:15 am By Matt Simon
One of the buzziest technologies in modern science may be running right under your feet. Fiber optic…Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
Sep 4, 2025, 1:48 pm By Zoya Teirstein
This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative…Waterlogged and contaminated: In rural Florida, locals suspect a mining company is to blame for their flooding troubles
Sep 4, 2025, 4:45 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
The storm had passed, but the water kept rising. In September 2017, Hurricane Irma slammed into…How much carbon can we safely store underground? Much less than previously thought.
Sep 3, 2025, 11:00 am By Joseph Winters
Drawing down carbon from the air and stashing it in underground rock formations has been framed as…Puerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow
Sep 3, 2025, 4:45 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
The rats scurried into the shed. Flinching at the sound of a horde of tiny claws scratching at the…American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
Sep 3, 2025, 4:30 am By Anita Hofschneider
In early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven…Can offshore wind survive the Trump administration?
Sep 3, 2025, 4:15 am By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
The first person to hoist a sail predates recorded history; humans have been harnessing the wind for…How drones and AI are changing the way we fight wildfires
Sep 2, 2025, 4:45 am By Emily Senkosky
Earlier this summer, the Banana Lake Fire erupted near Plains, Montana, engulfing over 850 acres in…Josh Hawley’s ‘huge win’ will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers
Sep 2, 2025, 4:30 am By Sophie Hurwitz
It’s only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and lawmakers like Missouri Senator Josh…Trump administration gives coal plants and chemical facilities a pass
Aug 31, 2025, 9:00 am By Elena Bruess, Capital & Main
For Donna Thomas, smokestacks are a typical sight from her home in Fort Bend County, Texas. Since…US EV sales are booming — for now
Aug 30, 2025, 9:00 am By Aarian Marshall
In March, President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared on the lawn of the White…Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.
Aug 29, 2025, 4:45 am By Sophie Hurwitz
When a mile-wide tornado hit St. Louis on May 16, DeAmon White hopped in his car and rushed home. As…
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