Utilities are getting sued over wildfires. Who’s bearing the cost?
Aug 18, 2023, 8:30 am By Jake BittleEarly in the morning of November 8, 2018, a strong gust of wind blew down a power line owned by…Why it’s more expensive for Black towns to borrow money
Aug 18, 2023, 8:15 am By Jake BittleWhen cities need to raise money for roads and water lines, they have a few options. They can raise…A climate lawsuit won big in Montana. What will it mean for other cases?
Aug 18, 2023, 8:00 am By Akielly HuAfter three years, a climate lawsuit brought by 16 young people against the state of Montana has…Locals have been sounding the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk
Aug 18, 2023, 1:32 am By Anita HofschneiderDavid woke suddenly in the mid-afternoon. The 56-year-old chef could hear commotion outside and…In Pennsylvania, state data links fracking to childhood cancer
Aug 17, 2023, 9:14 pm By Lylla YounesAfter dozens of childhood cancer cases surfaced in Southwestern Pennsylvania in 2019, state health…Learning how to garden a forest
Aug 17, 2023, 8:45 am By Kristina RizgaI will never forget the first time I killed a tree. It was a warm January morning, and my forehead…In Jackson, Mississippi, a water crisis that never ends
Aug 17, 2023, 8:30 am By Lylla YounesOne year after the water system in Jackson, Mississippi, failed during heavy flooding —…When We Are Ruins, Dance on Us
Aug 17, 2023, 8:00 am By M JesuthasanImagine 2200, Grist’s climate fiction initiative, publishes stories that envision the next 180…Housing on Maui is scarce. Where will fire survivors go?
Aug 17, 2023, 12:21 am By Jake BittleWhen a hurricane or a wildfire strikes the continental United States, survivors tend to spread out…SoCalGas said its natural gas was ‘renewable.’ Now, it’s paying penalties.
Aug 16, 2023, 10:00 pm By Joseph WintersIn 2019, Southern California Gas Company painted a rosy picture of the natural gas it was selling to…Canada’s Northwest Territories declare a state of emergency as more than 230 wildfires rage
Aug 16, 2023, 7:27 pm By Lyric AquinoMore than 230 fires are burning in the Northwest Territories of Canada, scorching over 8,000 miles…Youth plaintiffs in the historic Held v. Montana climate lawsuit have a verdict
Aug 16, 2023, 3:39 pm By Claire Elise ThompsonThe vision “Plaintiffs have a fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful…Biden’s landmark climate law turns one today. Here’s what you missed.
Aug 16, 2023, 8:45 am By Tik RootAs Maui sweeps up the ashes from America’s deadliest wildfire, water-logged Vermont can’t get a…Why John Podesta thinks the Inflation Reduction Act is the next Obamacare
Aug 16, 2023, 8:30 am By Zoya TeirsteinOne year ago, President Joe Biden inked the largest investment in fighting climate change in United…‘Where are they?’ With government aid still spotty, Maui locals funnel supplies to fire survivors.
Aug 15, 2023, 10:40 pm By Gabriela Aoun AngueiraInside the Hawaiian Canoe Club hale, or house, volunteers set out boxes filled with donated diapers,…ʻWhere are they?ʻ With government aid largely absent, locals funnel supplies to West Maui
Aug 15, 2023, 10:40 pm By Gabriela Aoun AngueiraInside the Hawaiian Canoe Club hale, or house, volunteers set out boxes filled with donated diapers,…Feds ease up on Colorado River restrictions — for now
Aug 15, 2023, 9:57 pm By Jake BittleThe water shortage crisis on the Colorado River is improving, but it’s far from over. That was the…Protecting livestock from heat
Aug 15, 2023, 1:00 pm By Siri ChilukuriHello, and welcome to the latest edition of Record High. I’m Siri Chilukuri, a reporting fellow at…Livestock are dying in the heat. This little-known farming method offers a solution.
Aug 15, 2023, 8:45 am By John McCrackenThis story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how —…Montana youth win a historic climate case
Aug 14, 2023, 11:00 pm By Katie MyersA state judge in Montana gave climate activists a decisive win on Monday when she ruled that the…
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