stLouISTSouth Korea’s energy trap: Government-funded dead end fossil fuel investments
South Korea is investing massive amounts of public funding into importing natural gas while demand is declining.
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How data gaps could put US territories like Guam and Puerto Rico at greater risk for climate change
"If folks are serious about environmental justice, they need to be serious about addressing equity issues in U.S territories."
Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows
“Something is wrong with the system.”
Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?
Recent lawsuits say Arrowhead, Evian, Poland Spring, and other water bottlers are deceiving customers.
Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
As fossil fuel plants face retirement, a Puerto Rico community pushes for rooftop solar
Land for large solar arrays is limited on the island. Rooftop panels can provide electricity during blackouts and bring the island closer to its clean energy goals.
Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.
The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters.
In a debut book, a love letter to eastern North Carolina — and an indictment of colonialism as a driver of climate change
Lumbee scientist Ryan Emanuel on seeking home, and climate justice, in "On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice."
DeSantis says he’s ‘restoring sanity’ by erasing climate change from Florida laws
While Floridians suffered through record heat, DeSantis signed legislation keeping "windmills off our beaches."
Canadian wildfire smoke just blanketed the Midwest — again
"You could definitely see the smoke outside, you could smell it, you could even taste it."
This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.
And it’s getting worse with extreme heat.
The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too?
Most young people aren’t sure how to take action. Biden’s program could provide much-needed structure.
How ‘kitty cats’ are wrecking the home insurance industry
Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs.
How tiny pieces of evidence can reveal giant stories about our world — and ways to make it better
In ‘Proof of Concept,’ the Grist video team shines a spotlight on some surprising environmental research and discoveries.
Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
Kern County is betting on carbon capture to replace oil jobs and tax revenue. But will the county’s new economy repeat the sins of the old one?
Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard?
The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do the same.
A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn’t happened since 1803.
They're a little early, thanks to climate change.
America’s grid isn’t ready for a renewable future. A new federal rule could change that.
The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.
Grist acquires The Counter and launches food and agriculture vertical
Two new reporters will lead the organization's agriculture coverage.
Why we acquired The Counter
A note from Grist's CEO.