Wall Street is betting big on clean energy tech
When the NASDAQ opens on Wednesday morning, the exchange will include a new ticker symbol: FRVO. The company, Fervo Energy,…
Report: Nevada’s lithium boom comes at the cost of Indigenous rights
As the Trump administration continues its push to secure critical minerals like lithium, the U.S. government and private corporations have…
The solution to urban heat is much, much simpler than you think
Johnny Appleseed was ahead of his time. Not because he fed so many people by planting apple trees (really, he…
Trump wants to kill a carbon tax on shipping. He may not succeed.
Ninety percent of global trade is conducted by giant ships that crisscross the globe, delivering containers of jet fuel, electronics,…
How controlled burns can help save taxpayers billions
For decades, the U.S. Forest Service has actively managed public lands to reduce wildfire risks by clearing underbrush and trees,…
Democrats used to back energy-saving plans. Now they’re wavering.
There’s a strange trend afoot on the East Coast, where residents have seen some of the highest increases in electricity…
Cities are rehearsing for deadly heat. Will it help when disaster comes?
On a sunny Friday afternoon in October 2023, some 70 children filed into a cool, dark tunnel in the south…
American homes need heat pumps, not space heaters
If you want to ditch your gas furnace and heat your home more cleanly and efficiently, you need to scale…
The Supreme Court is deciding whether Roundup, America’s most-used herbicide, needs a cancer warning
Since 2018, when it bought the chemical manufacturer Monsanto, the German conglomerate Bayer has set aside billions to settle legal…
The Iran war has changed the global energy system forever
For almost half a century, the vast majority of climate experts have agreed on a solution to global warming: stop…
While Zach Galifianakis finds peace in gardening, I’m at war with raccoons
I caught a raccoon almost literally red-handed the other day. The night before, it (and presumably the comrades in its…
Can a carbon price lower power bills? Virginia is betting yes.
Abigail Spanberger won a landslide victory in the Virginia governor’s race last November with a platform that focused on reining…
The SEC tried to silence activist investors. Now they’re fighting back.
Since President Donald Trump took office, the Securities and Exchange Commission has made it harder for small and activist investors…
Trump’s plan for meat processing would harm workers and the environment
In February, the United States Department of Agriculture announced two proposed changes to federal rules governing the rate of production…
Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. Billions of dollars have been pledged to fight the climate crisis,…
Illinois is feuding with itself over endangered species protections
This story is a partnership between Grist and Chicago Public Media, a public media company serving the Chicago metropolitan region.…
The only lead tester in this contaminated neighborhood graduates next month
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with NJ Spotlight News. Kim Booker never thought much about lead during…
This Supreme Court ‘victory’ for oil giants is not what it seems
For millions of years, the Mississippi River flowed unchecked, carrying roughly 400 million metric tons of sediment down to Louisiana,…
The huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in cities
The city has long been a beacon of opportunity, where folks flock to make it big. But metropolises the world…
The ‘age of electricity’ is here. No one knows what comes next.
The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has caused an unprecedented disruption in global energy markets,…