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Activists say nothing short of an emergency declaration will address deadly heat — and the fossil fuel dependency driving it.

Texas and Louisiana slated for largest-ever investment in "direct air capture."

An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.

The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.

Marine heatwaves can "inject a lot of chaos" as they remake ecosystems and cost coastal economies billions.

Shutting down carbon-spewing facilities can benefit human health as much as planetary health.

The Mid-Barataria Diversion Project is a cornerstone of a $50 billion effort to save the state’s eroding coast.

It's unclear whether this solution helps the environment — or that infrastructure infused with used plastic is structurally sound.

The raging fires have killed at least 55 people and caused what is expected to be billions of dollars in damages. Climate change could prompt more of the same.

For the first time in 14 years, leaders of Amazon nations met to protect the rainforest, but failed to find common ground on deforestation and oil extraction.

Grist’s summer package, Remember When, looks back at some of the environmental trends that either fizzled or evolved, and what we can learn from them.

Can plastics be circular? At a recent conference, companies' answer was a resounding yes.

Seaweed farms are exploding in popularity. Cultivators say policies are needed to protect marine life.

The move by the Biden administration protects nearly a million acres of Indigenous land from future uranium mining.

Inside a Phoenix emergency room as temperatures rise and admissions spike.

Residents dogged by frequent flooding have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.

As extreme heat worsens, cities are exploring ways to reach isolated individuals before it’s too late.

Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.

The plaintiffs, most of them Indigenous youth, say the state’s highway projects promote greenhouse gas emissions and threaten their constitutional rights.

E-bikes are a climate-friendly way to get around, but the industry opposes laws that would make them easier to fix.