Grist

The state’s decision will do little to solve a water shortage largely driven by irrigated agriculture.

"We invest in flood zones more than safe zones," says the author of a report that finds construction in such areas has jumped 122 percent.

“If one group gets all the pollution and another group gets all the jobs, it’s not really a trade-off anymore.”

That includes building more renewables, selling more electric vehicles, and fixing up more buildings.

Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available.

“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”

The pontiff's latest decree urges Western countries to do more to avert climate disaster.

The average temperature in September was "absolutely gobsmackingly bananas."

Cities all over the country are beginning to transition their school bus fleets to electric — a boon for the climate, and for students’ health.

The fossil fuel defined economies and local traditions. What happens when it goes away?

Coal was everything for Marissa, Illinois. What happens when a community is centered on a fossil fuel?

Parents want to do something about climate change. But figuring it out isn't easy.

Drought on the Mississippi River is pulling salt water toward New Orleans, threatening drinking water supplies.

A new federal initiative is bringing together climate scientists and community leaders to examine cities’ microclimates — and make them more resilient.

All 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana.

Fearful they will lose their small town vibes, some communities say no to solar.

Across the country, farmers are taking a chance on a new method: adding crushed volcanic rock to fields to improve soil health (and sequester carbon in the process).

Fueled by immigrant labor, the loosely regulated industry exposes workers to lethal toxins that are making them sick long after the cleanup.

The California senator fought for conservation but drew criticism for rebuking the Green New Deal.

In Detroit, residents are battling persistent flooding and mold issues. Climate change is making it worse.