UN climate talks are built on consensus. That’s part of the problem.
When Christine Peringer attended her first United Nations climate conference in 2019, she was not exactly impressed. As a professional
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Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of ‘don’t say climate’ politics.
Last May, as blistering-hot weather broke records across South Florida and smoke from distant wildfires in Mexico turned the sky
Read MoreThe EV battery tech that’s worth the hype, according to experts
You’ve seen the headlines: This battery breakthrough is going to change the electric vehicle forever. And then … silence. You head to the local showroom, and
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Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car
As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products
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With SNAP in crisis, America’s epic food waste problem has become a lifeline
The government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history, is making it much less likely that many Americans will have
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s climate resilience plan faces its biggest test yet
Trelawney Parish sits in a rural, agricultural region of Western Jamaica that borders the country’s largest contiguous rainforest. Under normal
Read MoreHey so one day the ocean might burp up a bunch of heat
Consider your morning cup of coffee. Your kettle’s heating element — or flame on a stove — warms up water
Read MoreThe government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
On Nov. 1st, when the Trump administration announced it would not disburse benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or
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In Georgia, power bills beat out party politics
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. During his own victory speech
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Rising energy bills are rewiring American politics
It has been a big week in energy news, with several resounding wins for efficiency advocates. On Tuesday, voters in
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