The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
Land for large solar arrays is limited on the island. Rooftop panels can provide electricity during blackouts and bring the island closer to its clean energy goals.
Esther Frances, Inside Climate News
The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters.
Lumbee scientist Ryan Emanuel on seeking home, and climate justice, in "On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice."
While Floridians suffered through record heat, DeSantis signed legislation keeping "windmills off our beaches."
"You could definitely see the smoke outside, you could smell it, you could even taste it."
And it’s getting worse with extreme heat.
Most young people aren’t sure how to take action. Biden’s program could provide much-needed structure.
Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs.
In ‘Proof of Concept,’ the Grist video team shines a spotlight on some surprising environmental research and discoveries.
Kern County is betting on carbon capture to replace oil jobs and tax revenue. But will the county’s new economy repeat the sins of the old one?
The Colorado River Indian Tribes can now lease water to non-Indigenous users along the drought-stricken river. Most nations can’t do the same.
They're a little early, thanks to climate change.
The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.
Two new reporters will lead the organization's agriculture coverage.
A note from Grist's CEO.
Many chefs are asking what a future without gas will mean for culinary traditions like wok cooking.
To make crops resilient to climate change, scientists are exposing seeds to cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and low gravity.
Could the same be happening to us?
Harms include severe weather, crop failures, and economic hits from lack of ice and snow.