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The lawsuit says the companies knew the limitations of plastics recycling but promoted it anyway.

Voters in nearly a dozen states will vote on measures that affect energy, water, climate disasters, and more.

A Floodlight analysis in nine of the 10 states that elect public utility commissioners found that more than a third of their contributions of $250 and up are from fossil fuel and electric utility interests — more than $13.5 million in all.

What record early voting in Georgia and North Carolina says about the storm and the stakes of the election.

Home insurers have raised premiums after extreme weather events. Now car insurers in the U.S. are doing the same thing.

In battleground states like Georgia, tens of thousands of climate-conscious voters who didn't show up in 2020 have already cast their ballots.

Only six panels on the market meet the government's sustainability standards — but that number could soon grow.

Advocacy groups say we’re at a “key moment” to reduce plastic production and protect communities from chemicals.

A ballot measure would permanently close a coastal highway to private vehicles. If the City by the Bay can't do it, who can?

If approved, these national monuments would protect around 1 million acres.

Stressed out about the election? Turn it into action.

The Footprint Project wants to create a solar-powered microgrid “lending library” to deploy during disaster recovery efforts to reduce reliance on generators, which increase air pollution and are costly to run.

Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m L.V. Anderson (or Laura to my colleagues), a senior editor at Grist, and I’m taking over the newsletter today to give you a wide-angle look at how climate change is affecting democracy not just in the U.S., but around the world. One of the biggest stories […]

There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power.

Climate change is making farm work more difficult and dangerous. But workers worry technology could lead to further exploitation.

The deaths of two elderly siblings and their 60-year-old caretaker at first mystified Brownsville. Extreme heat is a quiet but growing threat for Rio Grande Valley residents with chronic health conditions.

Terra CO2 wants to make cement additives from mining waste. The startup could get a $52.6 million DOE grant to build a clean energy factory near Salt Lake City.

Postville, Iowa, has long dealt with the fallout from Agri Star Meat and Poultry, the town’s largest employer.

America depends on Southeastern agriculture. After two hurricanes and billions of dollars in damages, the US food supply chain faces an uncertain future.

Faced with a future of uncertainty and change, four people share the climate messages they chose to wear forever.