Grist

Climate scientists have been saying this would happen for years. It will only get worse from here.

It’s already possible to produce steel in a more climate-friendly way, but neither U.S. Steel nor Nippon Steel seems ready to adapt.

A new study suggests that framing the issue in terms of American values holds promise.

Hurricane Francine hits low-lying Louisiana. Subsidence could make the storm surge worse.

The Planetary Democrats, a European legal association, wants to create a global parliament that would represent the interests of the nonhuman world.

Natural gas power plants put in place just five years ago to replace coal in the state's Upper Peninsula are now a conundrum for regulators.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump sought to court swing state voters in gas-rich Pennsylvania in their first head-to-head match.

Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. There is quite a bit of research on the politics of disasters and how extreme weather shapes voter behavior. We’ve cited some of it in this newsletter. Today, you’ll hear about that research through a different lens: from a researcher whose career, […]

The company nearly doubled its emissions in 2023, making it the biggest polluter in the industry.

Surviving Hurricane Katrina gave Daniel Aldrich's research a new focus: understanding how disasters shape the politics of a place.

Most were Black or Indigenous.

$500 million from the EPA will support small lenders to invest in renewable energy.

Giving irregular-looking fruits and vegetables a personality could make them more appealing to consumers — and curb food waste.

A new U.N. report finds that the southwest Pacific region faced more extreme drought and rainfall than average last year, and dozens of disasters.

From Ford to Mercedes-Benz, major automakers are walking back aggressive electrification goals they set just a few years ago.

Experts say the causes are still unclear, but the change is consistent with a warming world. The effects on the ground could be devastating.

A new study offers the first comprehensive look at the ties between fossil fuel companies and universities.

Food pantries and meals-on-wheels organizations are taking on a new role during climate emergencies.

A constitutional court has ruled that South Korea can’t just set a carbon neutrality target — it has to have a roadmap to making it real.

A coalition of trade unions have launched a new advocacy group, Union Energy, to ensure that Pennsylvania's workers get a “just transition” to a fossil-fuel-free economy.