Federal agency to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling
A federal agency will offer tens of thousands of acres in northwestern Colorado that the nation’s largest elk herd relies upon for
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In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late
A gentle shower fell as four people in rain gear made their way deep into a spruce-fir forest high in
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Your local park is bringing in the green (and by that, we mean money)
In an increasingly divided nation, Americans agree on at least two things. For one, politicians across the political spectrum are
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No, rolling back these environmental rules won’t lower your grocery bill
Nearly six years ago, during Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, the president signed a piece of bipartisan
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Blood in the well: One town’s fight against the slaughterhouse polluting it
When Trish Leigey’s taps started running brown and foul in late 2019, she had an uneasy suspicion about what was
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Nebraskans are taking a hard look at data centers
This story is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom
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New York backtracked on its climate goals. Here’s why.
Last week, New York became the first state in the country to weaken a mandatory climate law passed by its
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The hidden cost of owning an EV: Expensive insurance
Electric vehicles offer many opportunities to save money: on gas, on oil changes, on engine maintenance. But, it turns out,
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Why is this Trump official dead set on saving a failing California dam?
The Potter Valley Project, which dams Northern California’s Eel River, isn’t doing very much right now. Its reservoir is clogged
Read MoreThe fight to protect pollinators and people from the ‘pesticides that are everywhere’
Born and raised in Colorado, Cory Kreft began working on a honey farm at 15 years old. He returned to
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