The disturbing lack of black organic farmers
Jan 4, 2016, 3:54 pm By Katie Herzog
Picture the organic farmer. You might envision a bearded millennial unloading $5 tomatoes at a…The Obama administration just sued Volkswagen over its emissions cheating
Jan 4, 2016, 3:10 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Why isn’t the U.S. counting meat producers’ climate emissions?
Jan 4, 2016, 2:29 pm By Nathan Halverson
This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and is…Is sugar production still wrecking the Everglades?
Jan 4, 2016, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, Sugar: We like it. We use it. We try to be environmentally friendly and kind of…12 ideas for exciting work lunches
Jan 3, 2016, 8:01 am By Leslie Stephens
As they say: With time comes (lunch) perspective. And we’ve learned a lot from our mistakes…The biggest U.S. climate and energy stories of 2015
6:54am By Bobby Magill
The success of the Paris international climate talks in December was easily the biggest story of…Other countries have good hitchhiking apps. Why doesn’t the United States?
Fri 6:17am By Heather Smith
Once, back in the ancient days of 2001, I was staying with some friends in San Diego who were all in…The food writing that set my brain on fire this year
Dec 31, 2015, 6:22 pm By Nathanael Johnson
This year, rather than pretending to objectivity by doing a “best-of” list, I’m offering a…Climate change is showing up in blockbusters and binge watches. So what?
Dec 31, 2015, 3:12 pm By Amelia Urry
At one point midway through the first episode, the camera pans past the skyline of New York. It’s…Here’s why repealing the crude oil export ban wasn’t such a bad deal
Dec 31, 2015, 2:50 pm By Ben Adler
While you were focused on negotiations in Paris to save the world from catastrophic climate change,…Here’s what a year of green advice boils down to
Dec 31, 2015, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Dearest Readers, The champagne is chilling. The ball is hoisted and in position for a midnight drop.…Fancy New York hotels commit to going green
Dec 30, 2015, 7:40 pm By Katie Herzog
New York’s richest visitors have another reason to pat themselves on their fur-clad…This year in forgotten obituaries: Climate deniers, hoverboards, and American empathy
Dec 30, 2015, 6:24 pm By Clayton Aldern
The end of a year is always cause for reflection, and often it is reflection on those we have lost.…Our best damn posts of the year (according to the people who wrote them)
Dec 30, 2015, 5:22 pm By Grist staff
We’ve covered a lot at Grist this year. From meat month and the Paris climate talks to ghost…This simulation shows how much space junk is orbiting Earth
Dec 30, 2015, 4:50 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
We’ve known for a while now that Earth is the Pig-Pen of our solar system. There are more than…California gas leak called the biggest disaster since BP
Dec 30, 2015, 3:32 pm By Katie Herzog
A methane leak in Southern California could be the worst environmental disaster since the BP oil…This map shows where wild bees are in decline
Dec 29, 2015, 6:11 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
You don’t have to be a world-class economist to know that if you have a product (supply) that lots…Asthma rates are starting to fall — just not for the poorest kids
Dec 29, 2015, 5:22 pm By Clayton Aldern
Strap on the New Year’s party hat and grab a kazoo: Asthma rates have likely started to…Here’s the good news about Earth from this year
Dec 29, 2015, 4:57 pm By Katie Herzog
As Earth completes another rotation around the sun, we’ve got a lot to reflect on. The past 12…Is Amazon entering yet another market?
Dec 29, 2015, 4:10 pm By Katie Herzog
Amazon — the mega-retailer we love to hate while streaming all of its shows — seems to be…
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