From El Paso, Texas, to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.
New Technologies Are Helping to Regrow Arctic Sea Ice
But should we use them?
But should we use them?
‘People Would Die’: As Summer Approaches, Trump Is Jeopardizing Funding for AC
Some $380 million is now in limbo after Trump laid off staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills.
Some $380 million is now in limbo after Trump laid off staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills.
What Do Climate Protests Actually Achieve? More Than You Think.
The evidence is in: Protests can persuade people, and maybe even change how they vote.
The evidence is in: Protests can persuade people, and maybe even change how they vote.
The Fix for Parched Western States: Recycled Toilet Water
If it’s perfectly safe to drink purified wastewater, why aren’t drought-plagued states drinking more of it?
If it’s perfectly safe to drink purified wastewater, why aren’t drought-plagued states drinking more of it?
Logging Doesn’t Prevent Wildfires, but Trump Is Trying It Anyway
The Agriculture Department is opening more than 112 million acres of federal forests to logging in a misguided bid to prevent fires and boost timber production.
The Agriculture Department is opening more than 112 million acres of federal forests to logging in a misguided bid to prevent fires and boost timber production.
The World Is Heating Up. How Much Can Our Bodies Handle?
Scientists put people in a heat chamber for nine hours. Here's what they learned.
Scientists put people in a heat chamber for nine hours. Here’s what they learned.
New York City Is Making People Compost — or Pay Up
New Yorkers can now get fined for not separating their food scraps. Some critics say that's not the right approach.
New Yorkers can now get fined for not separating their food scraps. Some critics say that’s not the right approach.
The Rio Grande Valley Was Once Covered in Forest. One Man Is Trying to Bring It Back.
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.
The Deep-Sea Mining Industry Got Tired of Waiting for International Approval. Enter Trump.
Inside the little-understood fight between deep sea miners and Indigenous advocates for the ocean.
Inside the little-understood fight between deep sea miners and Indigenous advocates for the ocean.
A Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness Rises as the US Cuts All Climate-Health Funding
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
FEMA Moves to End One of Its Biggest Disaster Adaptation Programs
In an internal FEMA memorandum obtained by Grist, the Trump administration announced its plans to dismantle the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
In an internal FEMA memorandum obtained by Grist, the Trump administration announced its plans to dismantle the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
Did Climate Change Supercharge the ‘Once-In-A-Lifetime’ Storm Pummeling the Central US?
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse.
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here’s how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse.
How Trump’s Funding Freeze for Indigenous Food Programs May Violate Treaty Law
According to Indigenous legal experts, the freeze erodes the little trust Indian country has in the federal government.
According to Indigenous legal experts, the freeze erodes the little trust Indian country has in the federal government.
Egg Prices Hit Record Highs. Are You Ready to Try a Vegan Egg?
Bird flu has apparently done what environmentalists have long dreamed of: made Americans curious about egg alternatives.
Bird flu has apparently done what environmentalists have long dreamed of: made Americans curious about egg alternatives.
1 in 8 Californians Live In the Most Dangerous Wildfire Zones
After the L.A. fires, updated hazard maps show “we are living in a new reality of extremes."
After the L.A. fires, updated hazard maps show “we are living in a new reality of extremes.”