From farm to retail, the threat of trade barriers is already impacting the food supply chain.
Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution — and a New Geopolitical Battleground
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China's stranglehold on the market?
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold on the market?
Trump Wants to Wind Down FEMA. Could States Fill the Gap?
Shuttering the disaster agency could leave poor and rural communities exposed.
Shuttering the disaster agency could leave poor and rural communities exposed.
The Government Aims to Cut Funding for Safer Streets. Here’s Who Would Be Hurt Most.
The Department of Transportation considers freezing funding for bike lanes and other pedestrian safety projects as the Trump administration leans into fossil fuels.
The Department of Transportation considers freezing funding for bike lanes and other pedestrian safety projects as the Trump administration leans into fossil fuels.
The US and Canada Have Long Managed the Great Lakes Together. That Era Could Be Ending.
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
Political tensions are threatening the future of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth.
The Weirdest Ways Scientists Are Mining for Critical Minerals, From Water to Weeds
Not all critical minerals need to come from digging up the earth.
Not all critical minerals need to come from digging up the earth.
Trade-Offs of the Green Transition: Is Mining Critical Minerals Better Than Extracting Fossil Fuels?
Extracting resources from the Earth always comes with costs. As we race toward a cleaner, greener future, there is a risk of repeating the abuses of mining for coal and other fossil fuels.
Extracting resources from the Earth always comes with costs. As we race toward a cleaner, greener future, there is a risk of repeating the abuses of mining for coal and other fossil fuels.
Mining Is an Environmental and Human Rights Nightmare. Battery Recycling Can Ease That.
Recycling provides economic, national security, and environmental benefits. But the United States is playing catch-up to Asian countries, particularly China.
Recycling provides economic, national security, and environmental benefits. But the United States is playing catch-up to Asian countries, particularly China.
Digging for Minerals in the Pacific’s Graveyard: The $20 Trillion Fight Over Who Controls the Seabed
“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.”
“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.”
These Vegan Meat Brands Taste Almost as Good as the Real Thing. Taste Tests Prove It.
New research shows which products are closest to "taste parity" — and which need more work.
New research shows which products are closest to “taste parity” — and which need more work.
Power Companies Would Rather Not Clean Their Toxic Messes. Trump’s EPA Is Granting Their Wish.
Advocates fear the agency will “justify avoiding any enforcement whatsoever” of millions of tons of coal ash nationwide.
Advocates fear the agency will “justify avoiding any enforcement whatsoever” of millions of tons of coal ash nationwide.
Environmentalists in Israel and Palestine Fight to Save Cross-Border Water Resources
"The health of Palestinians affects the health of Israelis and vice versa. And the best example is water."
“The health of Palestinians affects the health of Israelis and vice versa. And the best example is water.”
A Court Ordered Greenpeace to Pay a Pipeline Company $660M. What Happens Next?
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
Most Critical Minerals Are on Indigenous Lands. Will Miners Respect Tribal Sovereignty?
Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of extraction.
Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of extraction.
‘Caught off Guard’: EPA Proposes to Fire Hundreds of Scientists
“This is not designed to cut expenses, it's designed to destroy,” one official said.
“This is not designed to cut expenses, it’s designed to destroy,” one official said.
A Guide to the 4 Minerals Shaping the World’s Energy Future
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.
To address climate change, we’re going to need a whole lot of metal.