Heat exposure, cloudy water, and bad air: The data gap of toxic prisons
Sep 18, 2024, 4:30 am By Lylla YounesSince she began studying mechanical engineering as an undergraduate at Stanford University, Ufuoma…The elected officials making political hay from disasters
Sep 17, 2024, 9:00 am By Jake BittleHello everyone, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake, and today we’re going to be…London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
Sep 17, 2024, 4:45 am By Syris ValentineRestricting the volume of high-emitting vehicles roaming city streets carries many benefits, from…Can we eat our way out of the climate crisis?
Sep 17, 2024, 4:30 am By Ayurella Horn-MullerEarly into his new book The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s Guide to Climate Chaos, ecologist Mark…How schools, hospitals, and prisons in 15 states profit from land and resources on 79 tribal nations
Sep 16, 2024, 4:45 am By Anna SmithOn a wet spring day in June, fog shrouded the Mission Mountains on the Flathead Indian Reservation…Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands on reservations
Sep 16, 2024, 4:40 am By Tristan AhtoneDespite tribes’ status as autonomous, sovereign nations, lands on federal Indian reservations…Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.
Sep 16, 2024, 4:30 am By Frida GarzaAn international team of researchers found that global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse…In coal-rich Kentucky, a new green aluminum plant could bring jobs and clean energy
Sep 15, 2024, 9:00 am By Maria GallucciWhen John Holbrook first started working as a pipefitter in the early 1990s, jobs were easy to…‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s California wildfires
Sep 14, 2024, 9:00 am By Caroline Marshall Reinhart, Inside Climate NewsWhile many Californians are praying for rain heavy enough to slow the spread of the 6,078 fires that…No one should be surprised that South America is burning
Sep 13, 2024, 2:32 pm By Tik RootSouth America is experiencing its worst forest fire season in nearly two decades, with millions of…The potential merger of two steel industry titans has environmentalists worried
Sep 13, 2024, 4:45 am By Gautama MehtaU.S. Steel, once the world’s largest company of any kind, can take substantial credit for the…Kamala Harris is making climate action patriotic. It just might work.
Sep 12, 2024, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder“Freedom” is often a Republican talking point, but Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to…The Gulf Coast is sinking, making hurricanes like Francine even more dangerous
6:35pm By Matt SimonHurricane Francine barreled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, packing 100…What if nature had a voice in legislation? A ‘planetary parliament’ could give it one.
11:00am By Joseph WintersThe vision “We might have environmental protections, but those come from humans determining…Michigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle
4:45am By Izzy RossThis coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in…At the presidential debate, fossil fuels and energy politics took center stage
12:28am By Zoya TeirsteinA month ago, it seemed unlikely that Vice President Kamala Harris would ever reach a goal she set…The disaster effect
Tue 9:00am By Zoya TeirsteinHello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. There is quite a bit of…As fast fashion giant Shein embraces AI, its emissions are soaring
Tue 4:45am By Sachi Kitajima MulkeyIn 2023, the fast fashion giant Shein was everywhere. Crisscrossing the globe, airplanes ferried…Hurricanes are personal for this disaster researcher
Tue 4:30am By Zoya TeirsteinThis story is part of State of Emergency, a Grist series exploring how climate disasters are…Nearly 200 people were killed last year protecting the environment
Tue 4:15am By Taylar Dawn StagnerJonila Castro is an activist working with AKAP Ka Manila Bay, a group helping displaced communities…
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