Is grass-fed beef better in a drought?
Jun 11, 2015, 6:03 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. I live in drought-stricken California. While I eat a largely plant-based diet, I enjoy a good…One mom’s fight to make Seattle’s most polluted neighborhood greener
Jun 11, 2015, 5:00 am By Liz Core
DeVona Lahrman, 49, lives in a little, green house with a double-lot yard where a tire swing hangs…McKibben to Obama: You still have time to be a climate champion — but not much
Jun 11, 2015, 4:45 am By Bill McKibben
Dear President Obama — I feel a little awkward writing a letter to you, perhaps because I helped…California is sinking faster than ever, thanks to massive overpumping of water
Jun 10, 2015, 8:09 pm By Nathan Halverson
This story was originally published by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and is…Your Netflix binges could soon be fueled by solar power, thanks to Amazon
Jun 10, 2015, 8:06 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
Introverts rejoice: Your bleary-eyed, 3 a.m. blogging and TV binge-watching just got a bit…America’s new poet laureate is the son of migrant farmworkers
Jun 10, 2015, 6:49 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Today, Juan Felipe Herrera became America’s newest poet laureate, the highest public office for…How secret right-wing donors funneled $125 million to groups opposing climate action
Jun 10, 2015, 6:48 pm By John Light
Republican voters don’t care much about the issue of climate change, but the party’s wealthy…This origami battery is cooler than your crane
Jun 10, 2015, 5:04 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
What do you get when you add dirty water to your origami? Gross origami. What does Binghamton…Your drawer of old phones is bad for the environment
Jun 10, 2015, 4:49 pm By Liz Core
Unless you have impressive will power, you likely upgrade your cellphone every two years or so.…Time to awaken your primal desire to hang out with a puffin
Jun 10, 2015, 4:11 pm By Eve Andrews
Here are some facts about me that you likely didn’t need to know, but now you will: 1. I really,…Soda ads with health warnings? That’s about to be a real thing
Jun 10, 2015, 4:03 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Last year, an initiative to tax sugary beverages in San Francisco failed, so instead the city’s…10 things you want to know about human nature if you’re fighting climate change
Jun 10, 2015, 2:03 pm By Lisa Bennett
I’ve spent nearly a decade thinking about why people get stuck on climate change: stuck in…Pittsburgh screwed its residents by hiring a private water manager
Jun 10, 2015, 1:56 pm By Ben Adler
Back in the heyday of New Deal liberalism, Americans used to think that water was a public good.…To create more affordable housing, build more mass transit
Jun 10, 2015, 12:14 pm By Ben Adler
They say that East New York is the next Bushwick. If you don’t speak New York Trend, that means…Grist is looking for a justice fellow
Jun 10, 2015, 12:12 pm By Grist staff
Are you an early-career journalist looking to tell stories about compelling people and communities?…Hey, girl: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday!
Jun 10, 2015, 6:06 am By Madeleine Thomas
Welcome back to Woman Crush Wednesday, our weekly roundup of badass women in the news! Before we…Tent cities: Seattle’s unique approach to homelessness
Jun 10, 2015, 5:00 am By Sara Bernard
Asa Yoe is a mild-mannered 30-year-old with boyish features and warm eyes. He’s from Georgia,…Why are we excited about two women speakers at an Apple conference?
Jun 9, 2015, 6:08 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Forget Spotify: Apple Edition. Forget all those new apps for the Apple Watch that you don’t have.…Take an interactive tour of the world’s (cutest) vanishing species
Jun 9, 2015, 5:38 pm By Amelia UrryThe humble sun bear. Bryan James File this under “superlatives you have never considered awarding…This Republican plans to spend $175 million trying to get his party to care about climate change
Jun 9, 2015, 4:51 pm By John Light
A North Carolina businessman is wading into the 2016 big-money slugfest, planning to spend $175…
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