stLouIST5 climate questions for 2023
Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy, and deforestation are among the biggest climate topics in the coming year.
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Will California’s ‘atmospheric river’ storms end the drought?
Heavy rains may refill reservoirs, but they won't solve the state's broader water crisis.
Kentucky becomes the newest battleground in Republicans’ fight against green investing
From the U.S. House to state governments, the GOP takes aim at pro-climate finance strategies.
A new EPA proposal is reigniting a debate about what counts as ‘renewable’
The agency wants more ethanol, biogas, and wood pellet power in the nation's fuel mix. But is that actually a good thing?
Europe kicks off 2023 with a record-setting heat wave
Climatologists are calling it “the most extreme heat wave in European history."
The US has a new pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks for the first time in 2 decades
Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities.
After years of pressure, 3M will stop making ‘forever chemicals’
Legal experts estimate future PFAS litigation could cost the company more than $30 billion.
Study: Biology textbooks aren’t keeping up with climate science
Climate change is a major threat to life on Earth — but not a major focus of biology textbooks.
5 ways climate change made life more expensive in 2022
From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year.
Climate activists’ new, confrontational tactics aren’t popular. That’s kind of the point.
You're not supposed to like it when protesters throw soup on a van Gogh.
Avatar: The Way of Water or how not to make Indigenous futurism movies
There's a reason Indigenous groups are calling for a boycott of the film.
The case for spending less money on holiday gifts
Here’s why you feel pressured into buying unnecessary gifts — and how to resist
Countries reach sweeping deal to protect nature
Now, can they actually implement it?
California passed a milestone law to stop neighborhood drilling. Now Big Oil has launched its counterattack.
A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory.
Heatflation, overshoot, soup throwers: Grist’s picks for words of the year
10 terms and phrases that defined our sweltering climate in 2022.
Why Republicans are coughing up billions of dollars to save Florida’s insurance market
The state's insurance companies are struggling to survive an onslaught of hurricanes and litigation.
Cleanup is underway for the US’s second-largest tar sands oil spill. Experts say it’ll be harder than past leaks.
It's all about the kind of oil that gets spilled.
After Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Ricans fled to Florida. Then Ian happened.
The state's affordable housing crisis has made it almost impossible for storm victims to get back on their feet.
A rare Nevada flower gets ‘endangered’ status, raising questions for a proposed lithium mine
Can the Biden administration protect Tiehm’s buckwheat while supporting production of a green energy mineral?
New data show Houston-area communities are being flooded with chemicals
"The people there are tired of being studied. We need to take action.”