A group of critical raw materials may help Europe reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities.
Environment
Solar Roadways: Still Just a Fantasy?
Are solar roadways still a “thing”? Why don’t we have them everywhere now helping us keep our EVs charged up and rolling?
Are solar roadways still a “thing”? Why don’t we have them everywhere now helping us keep our EVs charged up and rolling?
U.S. and U.K. Lawmakers Must Wake Up to the Coffee Problem (Commentary)
Coffee is a globally traded agri-commodity that is also a major driver of deforestation, mass extinction, child labor, slavery, and other abuses.
Coffee is a globally traded agri-commodity that is also a major driver of deforestation, mass extinction, child labor, slavery, and other abuses.
24 Climate Predictions for 2024
Plastics, taxes, and expensive desserts: Grist reporters weigh in on the climate trends that will shape the year ahead.
Plastics, taxes, and expensive desserts: Grist reporters weigh in on the climate trends that will shape the year ahead.
Climate Scientists Occupy the Hot Seat in Mock Trial Training
A Minnesota mock courtroom lays bare one of the thorniest issues confronting climate litigation: Scientific evidence.
A Minnesota mock courtroom lays bare one of the thorniest issues confronting climate litigation: Scientific evidence.
From Observation to Action: How iNaturalist Spurs Conservation
The popular app can help you identify species, but its global community of naturalists is contributing even more to biodiversity protection.
The popular app can help you identify species, but its global community of naturalists is contributing even more to biodiversity protection.
A Beautiful Truth
Consider a company where the workers are exploited.
Consider a company where the workers are exploited.
Europe Has a Wolf Problem, but a Norwegian Philosopher Has the Solution
Europe’s “wolf problem” is fast becoming a source of social and political tension.
Europe’s “wolf problem” is fast becoming a source of social and political tension.
He Walks In Deserts
Some parts are below sea level while others are so high they get snow.
Some parts are below sea level while others are so high they get snow.
How Much Trash Does the Mississippi River Funnel From Midwest to Gulf of Mexico?
The Mississippi River drains more than 40% of the continental U.S. Just how much trash does it take along with it?
The Mississippi River drains more than 40% of the continental U.S. Just how much trash does it take along with it?
‘Narratives of Delay’: How the Animal Pharma Industry Resists Moves to Curb the Overuse of Antibiotics on Farms
A DeSmog review of hundreds of documents identifies eight arguments fielded by the industrial farming lobby to allay concerns over livestock drugs.
A DeSmog review of hundreds of documents identifies eight arguments fielded by the industrial farming lobby to allay concerns over livestock drugs.
On Offshore Wind Farms, Seafood Production May Be a Breeze
In addition to generating clean energy, sea locations with turbines could be used to grow mussels, oysters and seaweed.
In addition to generating clean energy, sea locations with turbines could be used to grow mussels, oysters and seaweed.
Amazon Discovers the Hard Way That Decarbonization Is About More Than Good Intentions
he Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a prestigious UN endorsed body tasked with validating corporate emissions reduction plans.
he Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a prestigious UN endorsed body tasked with validating corporate emissions reduction plans.
Pandas Are Big ‘Social Media’ Users
Pandas, long portrayed as solitary beasts, do hang with family and friends, and they’re big users of social media. Scent-marking trees serve as a panda version of Facebook.
Pandas, long portrayed as solitary beasts, do hang with family and friends, and they’re big users of social media. Scent-marking trees serve as a panda version of Facebook.
Old-Growth Forest Inventory Shows Promising Results
One categorization system that Wilderness Society scientists have proposed is to base a tree’s maturity on its “biomass”—the amount of collected carbon stored in the tree.
One categorization system that Wilderness Society scientists have proposed is to base a tree’s maturity on its “biomass”—the amount of collected carbon stored in the tree.
21 Species Declared Extinct, Removed From ESA Protection
This action, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the ESA, brings both a somber reflection on losses and a renewed urgency for environmental action.
This action, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the ESA, brings both a somber reflection on losses and a renewed urgency for environmental action.