Your Netflix binges could soon be fueled by solar power, thanks to Amazon
8:06pm 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
6:49pm 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
6:48pm 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
5:04pm 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
4:49pm 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
4:11pm 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
4:03pm 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
2:03pm 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
1:56pm 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
12:14pm 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
12:12pm 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!
6:06am 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
5:00am 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?
Tue 6:08pm 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
Tue 5:38pm 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
Tue 4:51pm By John Light
A North Carolina businessman is wading into the 2016 big-money slugfest, planning to spend $175…The Hamburglar and Colonel Sanders are back from the grave to trick you into eating fast food
Tue 4:30pm By Liz Core
Fast food restaurants, now more desperate than ever due to plummeting sales, are taking a note out…What’s tastier than free guac? Chipotle’s new employee benefits
Tue 3:01pm By Nathanael Johnson
Chipotle recently announced that it will extend benefits to all employees, including part-time…The wild West of drought, crazy water rules, and cattle ranchers
Tue 2:45pm By Abrahm Lustgarten
This story was produced through a collaboration between ProPublica and Matter. High in the Rocky…13 cities that have priced out millenials from buying a home
Tue 2:25pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
Some (predictably) bad news for my fellow snake people (aka: Snake People): Many of us cannot…
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