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An unfailingly friendly 30-year-old with tousled black hair and a slight, willowy frame, Michael…The shifting jet stream has magnified wildfires and plagues. What’s next?
Oct 4, 2024, 4:30 am By Kate Yoder
When the bubonic plague reached England in the summer of 1348 — spread by fleas, lice, or infected…Is climate anxiety a pressing problem, or a luxury?
Oct 3, 2024, 4:45 am By Eve Andrews
This story is part of the Grist arts and culture series Moral Hazards, a weeklong exploration of the…What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples
Oct 3, 2024, 4:30 am By Anita Hofschneider
When Indigenous community organizer Jade Begay, Tesuque Pueblo and Diné, found out that Donald…Saving ginseng means balancing conservation and culture
Oct 3, 2024, 4:15 am By Katie Myers
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit…Climate change is destroying American homes. Who should have to move?
Oct 2, 2024, 4:45 am By Jake Bittle
Consider the following scenario: A local government wants to relocate a neighborhood that is…Flood-ravaged North Carolina races to restore voting access after Helene
Oct 2, 2024, 4:30 am By Zoya Teirstein
There are battleground states, and then there’s North Carolina. Former President Donald Trump won…The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace thousands.
Oct 2, 2024, 4:15 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Thousand-foot-long ships chug through the Panama Canal’s waters each day, over the submerged…Climate was a top question at the VP debate. Both candidates actually answered — sort of.
Oct 2, 2024, 12:55 am By Tik Root
Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and J.D. Vance, the…Governing after Hurricane Helene
Oct 1, 2024, 9:00 am By Jake Bittle
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. We’re Jake Bittle and Ayurella Horn-Muller, two…A climate scientist criticized his own study. Is he a hero or a villain?
Oct 1, 2024, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
When a climate scientist’s inbox is flooded with requests to appear on Fox News, it’s a fairly…The states where climate progress is on the ballot
Oct 1, 2024, 4:30 am By Kate Yoder
After a decade of failed attempts to charge polluters for emitting carbon dioxide, Washington…A landmark fund for climate reparations is beginning to languish
Oct 1, 2024, 4:15 am By Naveena Sadasivam
At the annual United Nations climate conference in Dubai last year, the world’s countries launched…As climate change helps mosquitoes spread disease, critics push for alternatives to pesticides
Oct 1, 2024, 4:00 am By Diana Kruzman
In early July, New York City health officials conducting routine tests on the city’s mosquito…In Florida’s Big Bend, small towns bear the brunt of Helene’s impact
Sep 30, 2024, 4:45 am By Jake Bittle
In the hours just after Hurricane Helene made landfall on Florida, James Pike sat in his truck, with…The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
Sep 30, 2024, 4:15 am By Jake Bittle
Every five years, farmers and agricultural lobbyists descend on Capitol Hill to debate the farm…A federal attempt to foster ‘high-integrity voluntary carbon markets’ falls short, experts say
Sep 30, 2024, 4:00 am By Joseph Winters
After two years of meetings and consultation with the public, a little-known federal regulator this…The Department of Energy promised this tribal nation a $32 million solar grant. It’s nearly impossible to access.
Sep 29, 2024, 9:00 am By Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting
The Department of Energy gave the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation what seemed…‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating
Sep 28, 2024, 9:00 am By Helena Smith, The Guardian
The Thriamvos company truck pulls up at noon outside the four-storey building in the heart of…After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly flooding across five states
Sep 27, 2024, 10:28 pm By Anita Hofschneider
Dozens of people were killed across multiple states this week as Hurricane Helene swept across parts…
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