Just like an impromptu hangout can be as fun as a formal gala, even an informal green space can provide the benefits you’d get from an official park.
The Lost History of What Americans Knew About Climate Change in the 1960s
It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated.
It wasn’t just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated.
Does the Plastics Industry Support Waste Pickers? It’s Complicated.
The people who clean up the world's trash say some companies' statements of support are little more than lip service.
The people who clean up the world’s trash say some companies’ statements of support are little more than lip service.
‘A Matter of Life and Death’: How Disaster Response Endangers Us Farmworkers
In a Grist exclusive, a new report finds that data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk.
In a Grist exclusive, a new report finds that data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk.
Plants and Their Pollinators Are Increasingly Out of Sync
As global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical connections with flowers and crops.
As global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical connections with flowers and crops.
One in 11 People Went Hungry Last Year. Climate Change Is a Big Reason Why.
Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world.
Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world.
Critics of Congestion Pricing Often End up Supporting It. Here’s Why.
People often resist congestion pricing because they favor the status quo. But seeing benefits firsthand has led residents around the world to embrace it.
People often resist congestion pricing because they favor the status quo. But seeing benefits firsthand has led residents around the world to embrace it.
Plant-Based Meat Needs Government Support to Scale Up, but a Culture War Stands in the Way
Public funding helped electric vehicles go mainstream. Are alternative proteins next — or are they too polarizing?
Public funding helped electric vehicles go mainstream. Are alternative proteins next — or are they too polarizing?
The Green Transition Will Make Things Worse for the Indigenous World
A new study warns that the push for renewable energy could exacerbate socioeconomic disparities among Indigenous communities.
A new study warns that the push for renewable energy could exacerbate socioeconomic disparities among Indigenous communities.
Can Florida’s Orange Growers Survive Another Hurricane Season?
A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases, and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state's famed citrus industry.
A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases, and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state’s famed citrus industry.
Deal of the Day: New Study Links Online Shopping to Air Pollution
Nitrogen dioxide levels near e-commerce warehouses are 20 percent higher than in other neighborhoods. It can even be measured from space.
Nitrogen dioxide levels near e-commerce warehouses are 20 percent higher than in other neighborhoods. It can even be measured from space.
What Defines a Heat Wave? The Answer Could Decide Where Disaster Dollars Go.
With heat waves and wildfire smoke emergencies increasing, there's not always a clear pathway for states to access federal aid.
With heat waves and wildfire smoke emergencies increasing, there’s not always a clear pathway for states to access federal aid.
‘Roadspreading’ Returns: How Pennsylvania’s Oil Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across the State
Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway.
Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway.
Inside a New Experiment to Find the Climate-Proof Coffee of the Future
An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew.
An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew.
Tribal Lands in Oklahoma Are 5 Times More Likely to Flood Than Rest of State
When Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands, they were boxed into flood-prone areas.
When Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands, they were boxed into flood-prone areas.
One Way a Plastics Treaty Could Help the Global South: Fund Waste Management
Tackling plastic’s entire lifespan, from production to disposal, could eliminate most of the pollution it generates. But a vast expansion of waste management is a “crucial prerequisite.”
Tackling plastic’s entire lifespan, from production to disposal, could eliminate most of the pollution it generates. But a vast expansion of waste management is a “crucial prerequisite.”