Grist

Grist’s summer package, Remember When, looks back at some of the environmental trends that either fizzled or evolved, and what we can learn from them.

Can plastics be circular? At a recent conference, companies' answer was a resounding yes.

Seaweed farms are exploding in popularity. Cultivators say policies are needed to protect marine life.

The move by the Biden administration protects nearly a million acres of Indigenous land from future uranium mining.

Inside a Phoenix emergency room as temperatures rise and admissions spike.

Residents dogged by frequent flooding have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.

As extreme heat worsens, cities are exploring ways to reach isolated individuals before it’s too late.

Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.

The plaintiffs, most of them Indigenous youth, say the state’s highway projects promote greenhouse gas emissions and threaten their constitutional rights.

E-bikes are a climate-friendly way to get around, but the industry opposes laws that would make them easier to fix.

“Our burn unit is very, very busy."

The state has jumped to the forefront in retraining workers for jobs at large-scale solar plants, and workers from other states are flocking there for guidance.

Prescribed burns are banned in New York’s largest tracts of forest, but some rangers say they need to torch the brush to save the trees.

Plastic straws used to be “environment enemy number one.”

Heat insurance products are popping up around the world to protect outdoor workers and heat stroke victims.

The bill would bolster expertise in territories as island communities face increasing threats from climate change.

Physicians and medical schools alike are tailoring their approach to public health as climate-related illnesses rise.

A few years ago, Impossible and Beyond burgers were all the rage. Now, the industry may have to reinvent itself.

Decades of messaging urging us to recycle crowded out other options — like consuming less in the first place.

With climate change making the future look bleak, a father struggles to understand his teen’s participation in a movement of young people intent on reliving the past.