Volunteers aim to document every species in the Smoky Mountains
A gentle shower fell as four people in rain gear made their way deep into a spruce-fir forest high in…
A Pennsylvania town’s fight against the slaughterhouse polluting it
When Trish Leigey’s taps started running brown and foul in late 2019, she had an uneasy suspicion about what was…
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…
Nebraskans are taking a hard look at data centers
This story is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom…
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…
The hidden cost of owning an EV: Expensive insurance
Electric vehicles offer many opportunities to save money: on gas, on oil changes, on engine maintenance. But, it turns out,…
The World Cup accelerated transit improvements in host cities from Seattle to Atlanta
The latest addition to Seattle’s already impressive public transit system opened to great fanfare this spring when more than 200,000…
The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?
Leah Atwood was rattled. It was the tail end of March, and for days she and her colleagues at Agroecology…
Everlane, Shein, and the myth of sustainable fashion
As a college sophomore with an internet connection during the Obama era, I was instantly intrigued by the promise of…
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…
As seas rise, where will Louisiana’s fishers go?
A new paper generated a fair amount of consternation and eye-rolling when the authors claimed that New Orleans, the largest…
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…
Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. In Aotearoa New Zealand, record-breaking storms and flooding are impacting Māori…
Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom in Utah.…
Gas prices are rising. So is public transit ridership.
Higher gas prices are bringing some Americans back to public transit. The increase in ridership comes as the war in…
Once dismissed as weeds, native plants are now flying off the shelves
This story is a partnership between Grist and Chicago Public Media, a public media company serving the Chicago metropolitan region.…
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…
First crypto, now AI: How tech is reshaping this North Carolina town
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina.…