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State officials recently unveiled a broad home energy-efficiency and electrification program, but it’s unclear whether the Trump administration will block funding.

Mixed-income affordable housing can cut emissions and boost equity, they argue.

After a Chinese export ban, can America get gallium and germanium from Canada — or will tariffs get in the way?

From renewables to EVs to workforce training, the state's journey toward decarbonization has "a long way to go and a short time to get there."

The phrase taps into a cultural vein that runs as deep as America's fossil fuels.

Other states may soon follow suit.

Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.

In this excerpt, Grist’s Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Joseph Winters explore how vegan diets are gaining a foothold in Japan — and the cultural barriers that still stand in the way.

Here’s why that matters.

Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution.

“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is."

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world — until Elon Musk showed up.

Chris Wright is no hater of renewables, nuclear power, or transmission. But the Trump administration’s energy policy is a contradictory mess.

An annual tribunal where farmworkers share their experiences and needs has spurred laws guaranteeing overtime pay and heat protection.

Indigenous territories are sacrificed for global climate goals.

Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.

A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.

Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters.

After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong renter protections — and enforcement.

Hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed. Washington, D.C. saw a 390 percent increase in rats over the last decade.