Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
Bone-chilling cold and Arctic winds gripped the northeastern U.S. over the past few weeks, straining electricity systems and raising power prices
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It just got harder for shareholders to push companies on climate
Five years ago, climate activists stunned corporate America by winning three seats on Exxon Mobil’s board. Similar revolts have forced
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Poison at play: Unsafe lead levels found in half of New Orleans playgrounds
Sarah Hess started taking her toddler, Josie, to New Orleans’ Mickey Markey Playground in 2010 because she thought it would
Read MoreThe Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications
Heading into the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics, skiers and snowboarders were already adjusting to a ban on fluorinated waxes long prized
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Trump just killed the EPA’s ability to fight climate change. It may backfire.
President Donald Trump’s approach to climate change rests on one key premise: Greenhouse gases are not that bad. This is
Read MoreGrowing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.
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Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices
Last week, President Donald Trump announced the United States would temporarily increase the amount of beef the nation imports from
Read MoreGwich’in fight to protect caribou from Alaska oil development
The Bureau of Land Management opened nominations last week for the first-ever oil and gas lease auction in Alaska’s Arctic
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Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. As more and more data
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Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
If you’ve ever been to a hot spring or geyser or volcano, you’ve seen the future of energy. Earth’s innards
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