Grist

Podesta takes over for John Kerry at a critical moment for global climate diplomacy.

“If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S. you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities."

As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements.

Vermont joins three others in trying to make the fossil fuel industry finance climate action.

A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity.

Kohei Saito talks four-day workweeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption.

A recent report also projects $12.5 trillion in economic losses and $1.1 trillion in healthcare costs by midcentury.

It’s about push and pull, some experts say. To regulate carbon-intensive activities, we need attractive alternatives — and the right messaging.

The clean energy transition requires minerals mining, but young workers are reluctant to join an industry known for exploitation.

A federal rule makes it easier for churches, synagogues, and mosques to put solar panels on the roof.

“Nobody is counting it, and nobody is moving in the direction of counting it.”

New right-to-repair laws take aim at “parts pairing,” a practice that undermines independent repair shops and creates e-waste.

Apartments need EV charging. Supporters of trickle-slow “Level 1” chargers argue that access is more important than speed.

In cities like Tucson, Arizona, neighbors are planting trees to provide shade — and food.

Many in the construction and agriculture industries are opposed, but new research shows it would help them, too.

Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition.

Critical minerals for the clean energy transition are abundant in the Southwest, but the dozens of mines proposed to access them will require vast sums of water, something in short supply in the desert.

Insurers have paid more than $1 billion in claims related to the Lahaina wildfires and want reimbursement from the utility.

The Biden administration will weigh the climate impacts of exporting LNG before approving new terminals. It won't be easy.

Led by California, rooftop solar installations are poised to fall 12 percent nationally this year. It’s the first decline since 2017.