Activist investors want the company to trim its biggest source of emissions. Exxon sees that as a threat.
Washers and Dryers Are About to Get a Whole Lot More Efficient
The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
An Invisible Chemical Is Poisoning Thousands of Unsuspecting Warehouse Workers
Medical supply warehouses can be a significant source of cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions. Only one state is doing anything about it.
Medical supply warehouses can be a significant source of cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions. Only one state is doing anything about it.
California Towns Are Banning New Gas Stations. Big Oil Is Paying Attention.
Some activists view the industry's response as a badge of success.
Some activists view the industry’s response as a badge of success.
Decades After the US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad, Climate Change Could Unearth It
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
At Least 10 States Quietly Own Lands Within Indian Reservations — And Profit from Them
Tribal climate action plans are being stymied by state-owned land within reservation borders.
Tribal climate action plans are being stymied by state-owned land within reservation borders.
How Air Pollution Delayed a Surge in Extreme Rain
Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter.
Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter.
Climate Change Is Undoing Decades of Progress on Air Quality
A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a "climate penalty."
A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a “climate penalty.”
What Europe’s Egg-Hurling Farmers Can Teach Us About Climate Progress
EU officials had big plans to slash emissions from farming. Then the protests started.
EU officials had big plans to slash emissions from farming. Then the protests started.
How the US Government Began Its Decade-Long Campaign Against the Anti-Pipeline Movement
Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets.
Newly released documents show the FBI monitoring anti-Keystone protesters much earlier than previously known. Young Native activists were among its first targets.
A Company Said There Was Only Sand in the Path of Its New Pipeline. Scientists Found a Thriving Ecosystem.
The company behind Keystone XL plans to build an extension to a natural gas pipeline off the coast of Mexico, threatening coral reefs and local livelihoods.
The company behind Keystone XL plans to build an extension to a natural gas pipeline off the coast of Mexico, threatening coral reefs and local livelihoods.
The EV Shift Could Prevent Millions of Childhood Asthma Attacks
For children living near U.S. highways, a transition to zero-emission electric vehicles will mean reduced exposure to dangerous exhaust.
For children living near U.S. highways, a transition to zero-emission electric vehicles will mean reduced exposure to dangerous exhaust.
Campus Divestment Activists Eye Fossil Fuel Profits on Stolen Land
Grist investigation reveals 14 land-grant universities making millions off Indigenous land.
Grist investigation reveals 14 land-grant universities making millions off Indigenous land.
Chemicals Used in Plastic Food Packaging Linked to 10% of Preterm Births in 2018
The resulting costs to society could be as high as $8 billion.
The resulting costs to society could be as high as $8 billion.
Stolen Indigenous Land Is the Foundation of the Land-Grant University System. Climate Change Is Its Legacy.
Nearly 25 percent of land-grant university trust lands are designated for either fossil fuel production or the mining of minerals, like coal and iron-rich taconite.
Nearly 25 percent of land-grant university trust lands are designated for either fossil fuel production or the mining of minerals, like coal and iron-rich taconite.
How Much Carbon Can Farmers Store in Their Soil? Nobody’s Sure.
Advocates say the long-awaited farm bill could help fix that.
Advocates say the long-awaited farm bill could help fix that.