stLouIST‘Wood vaulting’: A simple climate solution you’ve probably never heard of
Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem?
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In Georgia, companies want to cut emissions. Utilities are holding them back.
With less than half of Georgia Power's electricity carbon-free, businesses and governments are scrambling to meet looming clean energy targets.
Tribal lands in Oklahoma are 5 times more likely to flood than rest of state
When Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands, they were boxed into flood-prone areas.
What would a Harris presidency mean for the climate?
A look at Kamala Harris' record on clean energy, climate diplomacy, and environmental justice in California, the Senate, and the White House.
The problematic chemicals fueling America’s EV revolution
Ramped-up production of toxins used in the batteries has communities worried.
The US is failing renters during extreme heat waves
Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.
What Project 2025 would do to climate policy in the US
"It's real bad."
One way a plastics treaty could help the Global South: Fund waste management
Tackling plastic’s entire lifespan, from production to disposal, could eliminate most of the pollution it generates. But a vast expansion of waste management is a “crucial prerequisite.”
The state senator leading efforts to return land to tribal nations
"We can't sit back anymore and not participate."
In a first, rising seas drove an entire species to extinction in the US
Sea level rise has eradicated a U.S. species for the first time. What's next?
How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
Canada makes an unprecedented push for multifamily housing
To tap billions in new infrastructure funds, provinces must require cities to abandon zoning laws that favor single-family homes and encourage climate-friendlier fourplexes.
Amazingly, forests are still sucking up as much carbon as they were 30 years ago. But there’s a catch.
Besieged by logging, fires, and pests, this global balancing act might not last long.
These power athletes are shifting attitudes about what vegans can look like
In this excerpt, Grist’s Joseph Winters shares the stories of vegan lifters and strongmen who are out to challenge stereotypes about plant-based diets.
The people who feed America are going hungry
Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.
Tribes in Minnesota are paying the steepest price for the steel industry’s mercury pollution
Steel companies that process taconite release a slew of pollutants — and they're suing the EPA over new regulations.
Is there a wrong way to talk about climate change?
In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry's terms.
Hunger was already bad enough. Then Beryl hit.
Food spoils when the power goes out, exposing more people to hunger and food insecurity. But the crisis goes deeper than that.
The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat
Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.
The siting of an offshore wind port raises new conflicts in Maine
Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry.