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Gristby Grist staff9h ago
The Supreme Court once billed the Endangered Species Act as “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species ever enacted by any nation.” Federal protections have been...
Gristby Joseph Lee9h ago
Like many big cities, New York teems with delivery workers who bring takeout, groceries, and any number of other things to anyone with a cellphone.
Gristby Leia Larsen1d ago
Cindy O’Neil understands the boom-and-bust cycles of industry. Her husband spent years working in Carbon County’s namesake coal mines.
Gristby Tik Root1d ago
There are many markers of fall: vibrant foliage, apple picking and pumpkin-spiced everything, to name a few. Cranking up the heat is another.
Gristby Emily Jones1d ago
Barrier islands like Tybee Island, off the coast of Georgia, should naturally accumulate sand from islands farther north, but human activity — development on the island, building sea walls and...
Gristby Austin Corona2d ago
The Supreme Court opened its 2026-2027 term Monday with a climate case: a lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colorado, against ExxonMobil and Suncor, a Canadian oil company, over the costs of a warming...
Gristby Benton Graham2d ago
Marvin Martin was in the Four Corners area of Dorchester one day when a train sped by on the Fairmount Line into downtown Boston.
Gristby Bekah Stolhandske McNeel2d ago
To really understand what’s going on in the Nebraska Sandhills, Shelly Kelly told me, it’s helpful to see it from the air.
Gristby Tik Root3d ago
Matthew Mayich stepped onto the field of Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, at about 7 a.m. on August 20.
Gristby Laura Hackett3d ago
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina.
Gristby Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune4d ago
A new water tower in Turkey: $3 million. Upgrades for a museum in Stamford: $400,000. A first responders appreciation barbecue in Medina County: $10,000.
Gristby Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News5d ago
A new residential development south of Denver is the testing ground for an unusual partnership that could transform home heating and cooling across the country.
Gristby Austin Corona6d ago
The Trump administration came close to fully dismantling the federal government’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars Monday, announcing a final plan to ease fuel-efficiency...
Gristby Matt Simon6d ago
As free and abundant as sunlight may be, harnessing its power remains stubbornly difficult for homeowners.
Gristby Kate Yoder7d ago
Deirdre Macnab was reading her local newspaper this spring when she learned that Rio Blanco County, where she lives in northwest Colorado, had taken the side of oil companies in a major lawsuit...
Gristby Frey Blake-Pijogge7d ago
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. After retiring from a long career as a conservation officer with the Canadian government, Derrick Pottle devoted himself to guiding...
Gristby Joseph Winters8d ago
Last week, another federal judge blocked New York’s so-called “climate superfund law,” the state’s attempt to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate-related damages linked to their activities.
Gristby Anila Yoganathan8d ago
In Omaha, Nebraska, during the recent early September heat wave when temps hit the mid-90s Fahrenheit and lows stayed in the 70s, Pat Wilson-Johnson came to the Salvation Army’s North Corps...
Gristby Jake Bittle8d ago
If you scroll down on the list of “Carbon Majors,” the 178 producers that are responsible for most of the world’s fossil fuel emissions, you will eventually get to a company called Continental...
Gristby Kate Yoder9d ago
After returning to office last January, President Donald Trump made it clear to America’s universities that federal money comes with strings attached.
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