What climate policies work best? A new study has answers.
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Following the release of a major climate report last year, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres…Mississippi officials saw the Jackson water crisis coming — and did nothing
Aug 23, 2024, 4:00 am By Lylla Younes
In the summer of 2015, officials in Jackson, Mississippi sent the state a series of water samples…An invisible, toxic chemical has been poisoning residents in Puerto Rico for decades
Aug 22, 2024, 4:45 am By Lylla Younes
Henry Morales woke up in the emergency room in Salinas, Puerto Rico, not knowing where he was. A…Why Puerto Rico remains a tax haven for polluters
Aug 22, 2024, 4:44 am By Joaquín A. Rosado Lebrón
Puerto Rico has more medical sterilization facilities per capita than anywhere else in the U.S. and…Why the EPA is relying on unproven technology to stop cancer-causing emissions
Aug 22, 2024, 4:43 am By Naveena Sadasivam
In the late 1980s, the aptly named Package Products Company in Charlotte, North Carolina, was facing…This simple farming technique can capture carbon for thousands of years
Aug 22, 2024, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
Simon Kitol’s 25-acre farm in western Kenya teems with maize, tomatoes, and beans, but also an…Colorado is trying to prevent people from putting plastic forks in their compost
Aug 21, 2024, 5:54 pm By Joseph Winters
When A1 Organics announced last year that it would stop accepting pizza boxes, cutlery, and other…How ‘loving corrections’ could transform our relationships with one another — and the Earth
Aug 21, 2024, 10:56 am By Claire Elise Thompson
The vision “I foresee a movement with a wide stance, a strong connection to ancestral wisdom, a…Climate change is messing with city sewers — and the solutions are even messier
Aug 21, 2024, 4:45 am By Angelica Ang
At the end of July 2023, 3.07 inches of rain fell on Boston in a single day. The city’s sewer…Corporate climate targets are a mess. Could tracking ‘spheres of influence’ help?
Aug 21, 2024, 4:30 am By Joseph Winters
In order to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, scientists agree that the world needs to…Here’s how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat
Aug 21, 2024, 4:15 am By Frida Garza
A new report finds that the United States could more efficiently produce food if half the…Your guide to a disaster-prone election year
Aug 20, 2024, 9:00 am By Jake Bittle
Hello and welcome to week three of State of Emergency, a limited-run newsletter about how disasters…How do you reduce the carbon footprint of a political convention? One donation at a time.
Aug 20, 2024, 4:45 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-FrancoThis coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station…Your guide to voting after a disaster
Aug 20, 2024, 4:31 am By Lyndsey Gilpin
In the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, Louisiana experienced a parade of…Extreme weather 101: Your guide to staying prepared and informed
Aug 20, 2024, 4:30 am By Lyndsey Gilpin
No matter where you live, extreme weather can hit your area, causing damage to homes, power outages,…How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.
Aug 20, 2024, 4:15 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Think back to the last concert you went to. Now replace the music that rang through the venue with…Breaking down a Georgia Power bill
Aug 19, 2024, 9:46 am By Sam Worley
Carolyn Yeago couldn’t figure it out. The Atlanta resident is a biomedical scientist, and no…Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress
Aug 19, 2024, 4:30 am By Akielly Hu
During its last session, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority dealt blow after blow to…Research shows that what you call climate change doesn’t matter much
Aug 19, 2024, 4:15 am By Kate Yoder
Five years ago, when young people started skipping school on Fridays to protest rising carbon…The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections
Aug 18, 2024, 9:00 am By Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. “Get up,”…
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