The Iran war is destroying oil demand. Could it also spark a shift to clean energy?
May 20, 2026, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
With the average price of gasoline in the United States above $4.50 a gallon — about a 40 percent…Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ by loosening regulations
May 20, 2026, 4:30 am By Zoya Teirstein
The Trump administration has announced what it is calling “a major step forward” in the fight…Once a climate leader, Canada is now doubling down on oil
May 20, 2026, 4:15 am By Jake Bittle
Before he became prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney was perhaps one of the world’s biggest…Trump gutted USAID. Hunger and violence followed.
May 19, 2026, 4:45 am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
For decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, worked across many of the…Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds
May 19, 2026, 4:00 am By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson
In Aotearoa New Zealand, record-breaking storms and flooding are impacting Māori land, health, and…Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
May 18, 2026, 4:30 am By Leia Larsen
Plans for a celebrity-backed “hyperscale” data center in rural Utah, so massive that it would…Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.
May 18, 2026, 4:15 am By Benton Graham
Higher gas prices are bringing some Americans back to public transit. The increase in ridership…Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.
May 18, 2026, 4:15 am By Benton Graham
Higher gas prices are bringing some Americans back to public transit. The increase in ridership…Chevron wants a school district tax break for a data center power plant
May 17, 2026, 9:00 am By Molly Taft, WIRED
A major oil company is seeking a state tax break in Texas worth hundreds of millions of dollars to…Wild blueberry farms across Maine suffer as climate change upends growing seasons
May 16, 2026, 9:00 am By Sydney Cromwell, Inside Climate News
Last summer, the wild blueberry fields at Crystal Spring Farm turned red too soon. Severe drought…Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights
May 15, 2026, 4:45 am By Anila Yoganathan
As the fast-moving blaze rolled toward Fire Chief Jason Schneider’s district in Cozad, Nebraska,…The surprising climate fix that Democrats and Republicans both love
May 15, 2026, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
Democrats and Republicans agree on virtually nothing at this point, except the desperate need to…Energy bills keep rising. These candidates in Georgia say they can help.
May 15, 2026, 4:15 am By Emily Jones
Ten candidates are vying for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in the May 19…Once dismissed as weeds, native plants are now flying off the shelves
May 15, 2026, 4:00 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Renee Costanzo cranked on the rusty pulley with both hands, watching the greenhouse roof creak open…Alex Honnold: ‘You just see how much it matters’
May 14, 2026, 5:53 pm By Grist staff
Climber Alex Honnold is best-known for his daring feats, recently scaling Taiwan’s Taipei 101…As tick bites surge, conspiracy theories follow
May 14, 2026, 6:10 am By Zoya Teirstein
“Tell you what,” Drew Maciel told his Instagram followers in April, “I’m sick of finding…First crypto, now data centers: How tech is reshaping this North Carolina community
May 14, 2026, 6:05 am By Katie Myers
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio…The Brazilian government keeps giving out mining licenses in the Amazon – in spite of evidence of gold ‘laundering’
May 14, 2026, 6:00 am By Fábio Bispo, InfoAmazonia
In the kitchen of Alnice Poxo Munduruku, fresh fish keeps the ancestral traditions of those who live…Wall Street is betting big on clean energy tech
May 13, 2026, 4:45 am By Tik Root
When the NASDAQ opens on Wednesday morning, the exchange will include a new ticker symbol: FRVO. The…Wall Street is betting big on clean energy tech
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When the NASDAQ opens on Wednesday morning, the exchange will include a new ticker symbol: FRVO. The…
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