New York backtracked on its climate goals. Here’s why.
Last week, New York became the first state in the country to weaken a mandatory climate law passed by its…
This Trump official is dead set on saving a crumbling California dam
The Potter Valley Project, which dams Northern California’s Eel River, isn’t doing very much right now. Its reservoir is clogged…
A simple — yet expensive — way to climate-proof the grid: Bury the power lines
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Utah’s governor says giant data center will “never” be powered by gas alone
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Why Chevron is at the center of the California governor’s race
When it comes to California’s climate future, the most important figure in the state’s chaotic governor’s race may not be…
Could the Iran war shrink global oil demand for good?
With the average price of gasoline in the United States above $4.50 a gallon — about a 40 percent rise…
Trump’s EPA vows to fight ‘forever chemicals’ by easing regulations
The Trump administration has announced what it is calling “a major step forward” in the fight against a class of…
Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
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Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights
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Climate change is driving a tick boom. MAHA is blaming Bill Gates.
“Tell you what,” Drew Maciel told his Instagram followers in April, “I’m sick of finding dead moose.” He zoomed in…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Illinois is feuding with itself over endangered species protections
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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 ‘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,…
A deadly bacteria is creeping up the East Coast. How worried should you be?
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with States Newsroom. It is part of the Grist series Vital Signs,…