On a rural Hawaiian island, solar provides a path to energy sovereignty
Aug 9, 2024, 4:45 am By Naoki Nitta
Like many homesteaders on the island of Molokaʻi, Kailana Place grew up off-grid, on 40 acres of…Farmworker advocates celebrate rare EPA ban of toxic pesticide
Aug 9, 2024, 4:30 am By Joseph Winters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an emergency order this week suspending all use…States want to clean up leaky oil wells. Well-intentioned laws are getting in the way.
Aug 9, 2024, 4:15 am By Naveena Sadasivam
An estimated 880,000 abandoned oil and gas wells dot the United States. These orphaned wells, some…Carbon credits are supposed to funnel money to poor countries. Do they?
Aug 8, 2024, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
Proponents of the voluntary carbon market say it’s a mechanism not only to advance sustainability…Indigenous youth are at the center of major climate lawsuits. Here’s why they’re suing.
Aug 8, 2024, 4:30 am By Anita Hofschneider
On Aug. 8, 2023, 13-year-old Kaliko was getting ready for her hula class at her mother’s house in…High-tech textiles can protect workers from the heat — but not from their bosses
Aug 8, 2024, 4:15 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
Nick Lubecki has been an urban farmer in Pittsburgh for the last 15 years. The heat has noticeably…How outdoor programs are adapting to the challenge of extreme weather
Aug 7, 2024, 10:49 am By Claire Elise Thompson
The vision “How can healing our relationship to the planet help us heal our relationships with…Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant
Aug 7, 2024, 4:45 am By Syris Valentine
On a blustery day in early March, the who’s who of methane research gathered at Vandenberg Space…New fossils reveal an ice-free Greenland. It’s bad news for sea level rise.
Aug 7, 2024, 4:15 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Late on a Saturday afternoon in June 2022, Andrew Christ was on the verge of a discovery at the…Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change
Aug 7, 2024, 4:00 am By Taylar Dawn Stagner
Julie Cassadore was stunned when the wildfire ripped through the San Carlos Apache Reservation this…The climate vice president? What Tim Walz brings to the Harris ticket.
Aug 6, 2024, 4:19 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Vice President Kamala Harris has tapped Tim Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, as her…Can chief heat officers protect US cities from extreme heat?
Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
This story is part of State of Emergency, a Grist series exploring how climate disasters are…Disaster on the ballot
Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 am By Zoya Teirstein
Hello, and welcome to the first issue of State of Emergency, a limited-run newsletter from Grist. My…The delight — and power — of unplanned urban green spaces
Aug 6, 2024, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
You may not have noticed it, but a butterfly or bee certainly has. It’s a strip of dirt and grass…The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s
4:45am By Kate Yoder
To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half…A year after the worst wildfire in modern US history, the people of Maui try to heal
4:30am By Anita Hofschneider
The one-story home 100 yards from Lāhainā Harbor where Tiare Lawrence grew up was a typical…Wildfires will put even more pressure on the country’s housing crisis
Sun 9:00am By Li Zhou, Vox
The Park Fire, a wildfire in Northern California spanning over 399,000 acres, has rapidly become the…Extreme heat is making schools hotter — and learning harder
Aug 3, 2024, 9:00 am By Jessica Kutz, The 19th
Angela Girol has been teaching fourth grade in Pittsburgh for over two decades. Over the years…Permitting reform is back. Is the latest deal worth it?
Aug 2, 2024, 4:00 am By Lylla Younes
To advance his climate agenda, President Biden has prioritized one scheme above all others:…Is it possible to build a dream city from scratch?
Aug 1, 2024, 4:45 am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
In 2018, a company began quietly buying up some $900 million worth of land from farmers in Solano…
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