The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
Oct 21, 2024, 4:45 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station…Tribes help tribes after natural disasters. Helene is no different.
Oct 21, 2024, 4:30 am By Taylar Dawn Stagner
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians were looking forward to their annual Cherokee Indian…What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland.
Oct 20, 2024, 9:00 am By Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian
Tiina Sanila-Aikio cannot remember a summer this warm. The months of midnight sun around Inari, in…The tiny potato at the heart of one tribe’s fight against climate change
Oct 19, 2024, 9:00 am By Joseph Lee
Last October, Aiyana James attended her first water potato harvest on the reservation of the Coeur…When hurricane evacuation isn’t an option
Oct 18, 2024, 9:00 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Joe Vargas strapped a beach bag cradling his two small dogs, Peppe and Mama, around his torso before…As Helene’s immediate impacts recede, a public health threat rises
Oct 18, 2024, 4:45 am By Katie Myers
Each day at 10 in the morning, more than a dozen people gather outside Gold’s Gym just south of…Amazon’s inflatable plastic pillows are officially a thing of the past
Oct 18, 2024, 4:30 am By Joseph Winters
After years of pressure from environmental advocates, the global retail giant Amazon announced last…UN report backs up Sámi claims that mining in Finland violates their rights to land and culture
Oct 18, 2024, 4:15 am By Tristan Ahtone
Across the globe, Indigenous peoples looking to protect their land, resources and culture from green…Thinking of going solar? Wait until you need a new roof.
Oct 17, 2024, 4:45 am By Tik Root
Not too long ago, Bryan and Summer Stubblefield wanted to outfit their California home with solar…Water challenges — made worse by rising temperatures — are threatening the world’s crops
Oct 17, 2024, 4:30 am By Frida Garza
A new report finds that one-quarter of the world’s crops are grown in places facing high levels of…To prepare for the climate of tomorrow, foresters are branching out
Oct 16, 2024, 11:13 am By Syris Valentine
The vision The old tree spoke: Burr of blade and crash of trunk broke embraces held for centuries.…Milton’s October surprise
Oct 16, 2024, 9:00 am By Jake Bittle
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake Bittle, and today we’re talking about…Wildfires are coming to the Southeast. Can landowners mitigate the risk in time?
Oct 16, 2024, 4:45 am By Kate Morgan
Courtney Steed often burns barefoot. It is, in part, a practical choice. Setting fires in the…Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply
Oct 15, 2024, 4:45 am By Frida Garza
As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump campaigns for a second term in the White House, the…More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it.
Oct 15, 2024, 4:30 am By Frida Garza
Three years ago, Erin Primer had an idea for a new summer program for her school district: She…The fate of thousands of U.S. dams hangs in the balance, leaving rural communities with hard choices
Oct 14, 2024, 9:00 am By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sheldon Auto Wrecking is a local institution in southwestern Wisconsin’s Vernon County. It’s…Will exploratory lithium mining in Arizona continue near a sacred hot spring?
Oct 13, 2024, 9:00 am By Maya L. Kapoor
One of the things Ka-Voka Jackson, the cultural resources director of the Hualapai Nation, most…From the lab to the legislature: STEM professionals run for political office
Oct 12, 2024, 9:00 am By Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Eos
In one of this year’s primary elections, a physicist and science educator took to the campaign…Helene and Milton reveal an emerging challenge for first responders: EV batteries catching fire
Oct 11, 2024, 4:45 am By Tik Root
When a hurricane like Helene or Milton ravages coastal communities, already-strained first…California inspired a wave of plastic bag bans — with an unfortunate loophole
Oct 11, 2024, 4:30 am By Joseph Winters
Ten years ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags. But over the next few…
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