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After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.

The misperception gap widens when officials get more money from fossil fuel interests.

"Earth Overshoot Day" reminds us that humans consume more resources than the planet can provide. Correcting that requires reimagining human behavior.

The lawsuit was among a burgeoning crop of plastics litigation amid growing awareness of a global plastics crisis.

The grid is overburdened, under-resourced — and vital to the energy transition. New federal funding aims to increase capacity and get more clean energy built.

The summer games can't compete with rising temperatures. Here's what that means for the future of the Olympics.

A community-driven effort is driving Molokaʻi's transition to solar power and cultivating a local workforce to make it happen.

The immediate suspension of DCPA will spare workers' children "lifelong harm."

Hard-to-meet federal requirements are slowing down the pace of remediation, state regulators say.

Researchers say there is "no evidence" that they bring economic benefits to communities where projects are based.

"If I don't do it, who will?"

As the planet warms, laborers need special clothes to cope. But they also need government protections.

This organization helps young people heal through outdoor experiences. It's working around the sweltering Texas summer.

Methane levels in the atmosphere are rising. An armada of satellites could help identify leaks from oil fields, landfills, and animal feed operations.

“We’re creating a world where these ice sheets are going to melt.”

A lack of infrastructure and extreme weather are putting unhoused pets on reservations in danger.

A progressive with a penchant for coalition building, Walz boasts state climate experience.

Hello, and welcome to the first issue of State of Emergency, a limited-run newsletter from Grist. My name is Zoya Teirstein, and I’ll be co-reporting this project with my colleague Jake Bittle. We’re glad you’re here. Data shows that while some voters rank climate change among their top political priorities, it rarely factors into their […]

Appointed officials have the life-saving solutions the public needs to stay safe from rising temperatures. But they don’t have political power.

Just like an impromptu hangout can be as fun as a formal gala, even an informal green space can provide the benefits you’d get from an official park.