Grist

Colonialism and land dispossession created a system based on exploitation. Climate change is making it worse.

To power two new data centers, Carbon County is getting a giant gas plant and 456 small nuclear reactors. Locals are pushing back.

The war in Iran has sent heating oil prices soaring, and families may not be able to keep their homes warm this winter.

The sea at Tybee Island is rising half an inch a year. Now, the Army Corps of Engineers is trying a new approach to limit erosion.

The Supreme Court's decision on a Colorado lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor could shape dozens of efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages.

A new fleet of battery-powered trains will test whether transit agencies can electrify without installing miles of overhead wires.

Trees are usually seen as climate heroes. But across the Plains states, "woody encroachment" is crowding out the prairie.

Researchers have known for decades how to prevent and treat heat illness, but a patchwork of policies has left players like Matthew Mayich at risk.

Western North Carolina residents are turning what they learned into solar microgrids, practical skills, and accessible spaces designed to help them weather the next disaster.

The companies have faced waves of public backlash in Texas. To battle that negative public perception, they’ve donated millions to community causes and needs.

The partners behind a project in suburban Denver think they’ve found a way to accelerate the adoption of residential geothermal heating and cooling.

The federal government has scrapped its rules lowering vehicle emissions, and it's going after California's.

The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity.

Ranchers, conservative legal scholars, and former Republican EPA chiefs are siding against oil companies. Here's why.

Traditional knowledge and specialized training are helping people adapt to a changing landscape as polar bears appear in new places and at different times.

New York’s "climate superfund” law has suffered two losses in court, while a U.S. Supreme Court case next week could determine the fate of similar efforts nationwide.

Minimum temperatures have shot up, presenting an overlooked threat to people, livestock, and crops.

Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive.

Half a century of corporate influence set the stage for Trump's attacks, a new study argues.

The company helped demonstrate the appeal of rail service in Florida. Its restructuring — and the billions in public financing sought for Brightline West — reveal the limits of private capital.