Climate news is written in a language most people can’t understand
Jan 29, 2026, 9:15 am By Anita Hofschneider
In the summer of 2023, more than 19,000 people were forced to evacuate as wildfires swept through…Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Jan 29, 2026, 9:00 am By Kate Yoder
Can a lump of coal ever be … cute? It’s a question no one was thinking about until last…The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
Jan 28, 2026, 9:50 pm By Rebecca Egan McCarthy
In 1843, Congress gave Samuel Morse $30,000 to try to send a telegram from Washington, D.C., to…Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it.
Jan 28, 2026, 9:45 am By Jake Bittle
Since his presidency began last year, Donald Trump has embarked on an all-out campaign to destroy…Can cities make landlords care about energy efficiency?
Jan 28, 2026, 9:30 am By Tik Root
With the federal government retreating from climate action, cities and states have increasingly…An ousted energy regulator reflects on Georgia’s new power politics
Jan 28, 2026, 9:15 am By Emily Jones
The Georgia Public Service Commission got a shock in November: After nearly two decades as an…The EPA wants to eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can protect their water
Jan 27, 2026, 9:45 am By Miacel Spotted Elk
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to revise the Clean…Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Jan 26, 2026, 9:30 am By Sophie Hurwitz
With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations…‘A fraudulent scheme’: New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells
Jan 25, 2026, 2:00 pm By Mark Olalde, ProPublica
The state of New Mexico is accusing three Texas oil executives of orchestrating “a fraudulent…This Brooklyn bagel shop is saving money with plug-in batteries
Jan 24, 2026, 2:00 pm By Maria Gallucci
In the back of Black Seed Bagels in northern Brooklyn is a giant catering kitchen filled with…Yes, climate change can supercharge a winter storm. Here’s how.
Jan 23, 2026, 10:34 pm By Matt Simon
A massive, frigid storm is developing across the United States, stretching from the Southwest up…Europe gets ‘green energy.’ These Southern towns get dirty air.
Jan 23, 2026, 9:45 am By Tristan Baurick
It almost felt like old times for the friends and family gathered at Robert Weatherspoon’s house.…Europe gets ‘green energy’. These Southern towns get dirty air.
Jan 23, 2026, 9:45 am By Tristan Baurick
It almost felt like old times for the friends and family gathered at Robert Weatherspoon’s house.…A melting Greenland is easier to exploit — but also more perilous
Jan 23, 2026, 9:30 am By Kate Yoder
World leaders surely breathed a sigh of relief late this week when President Donald Trump said the…The climate contradictions in MAHA’s new food pyramid
Jan 23, 2026, 9:15 am By Frida Garza
This month, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled…Greenland is a global model for Indigenous self-governance. Trump’s demands for the island threaten that.
Jan 22, 2026, 9:45 am By Anita Hofschneider
Aqqaluk Lynge was 19 years old when an American B-52 bomber carrying four thermonuclear weapons as…The Trump EPA ended the ‘green new scam.’ A year later, communities are still paying the price.
Jan 22, 2026, 9:30 am By Sophie Hurwitz
The Village of Sauget in St. Clair County, Illinois, was founded in order to be polluted.…How permanent is Trump’s assault on climate action?
Jan 22, 2026, 9:15 am By Zoya Teirstein
One year ago, with one of the first strokes of his presidential Sharpie, President Donald Trump…The consequences of Trump’s war on climate in 7 charts
Jan 21, 2026, 9:45 am By Grist staff
In just one year, President Donald Trump has fundamentally changed the arc of federal climate and…Can you build data centers in a desert without draining the water supply? Utah is finding out.
Jan 21, 2026, 9:30 am By Leia Larsen
In late September, Governor Spencer Cox of Utah stood on the shores of the drying Great Salt Lake,…
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