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New guidance for credit-based derivatives gives “imprimatur to a system that doesn’t have credibility to begin with.”

Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.

The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy.

“This is not a fluke. We should expect to see more rapidly intensifying hurricanes in a warming climate.”

A record-breaking storm surge battered the Shore Acres community in St. Petersburg. Many residents say they are tired of rebuilding.

The nation’s agricultural policies — and the price of your food — are at stake this November.

The storm could rapidly intensify into Category 4 strength as it passes over the steaming-hot Gulf of Mexico, sending a huge surge of water ashore.

Funding communities burdened by pollution to monitor air quality is the “do-it-yourself approach to public health," one researcher said.

Meet balkonkraftwerk, the simple technology putting solar power in the hands of renters.

In her new book, scientist and policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson encourages us to envision a better future, and run toward it.

In the energy towns of Arkansas, the coming lithium rush is bringing with it the risk of repeating the same mistakes and inequities of the past.

Climate change's latest mystery came from Greenland's melting ice sheet.

Without a single standard, countries and companies are promising a lot of different things.

Hello everyone, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jesse Nichols, a video producer and reporter at Grist, and today we’re going to be talking about how worsening climate impacts are raising the profile of a largely overlooked section on state ballots: The race for insurance commissioner. If you watched the presidential debate earlier […]

Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too?

Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers.

As premiums skyrocket, voters are starting to pay attention to one of the most obscure positions on the ballot.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company has “manipulated the public and lied to consumers.”

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has for months debated adopting a minimum energy efficiency standard for new homes. On Monday, lawmakers demanded action.

Planting trees in cities sounds simple. Here's why the Forest Service is spending $1.5 billion on it.