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Grist @grist.org · 3h
States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.
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States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.
New York’s "climate superfund” law has suffered two losses in court, while a U.S. Supreme Court case next week could determine the fate of similar efforts nationwide.
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Grist @grist.org · 4h
Nebraskans couldn’t escape the heat this summer — not even at night
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Nebraskans couldn’t escape the heat this summer — not even at night
Minimum temperatures have shot up, presenting an overlooked threat to people, livestock, and crops.
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Grist @grist.org · 21h
‘Digger’ is the year’s big climate movie. This climate reporter hated it.
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‘Digger’ is the year’s big climate movie. This climate reporter hated it.
Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive.
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Grist @grist.org · 29/09/2026
How elite universities got tangled up in politics and petroleum
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How elite universities got tangled up in politics and petroleum
Half a century of corporate influence set the stage for Trump's attacks, a new study argues.
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Grist @grist.org · 28/09/2026
Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them?
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Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them?
The company helped demonstrate the appeal of rail service in Florida. Its restructuring — and the billions in public financing sought for Brightline West — reveal the limits of private capital.
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Grist @grist.org · 28/09/2026
Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.
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Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.
More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required report.
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Grist @grist.org · 28/09/2026
After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
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After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
All the claims on the 1.2 million acres appear to have been filed by small-scale miners in Utah with an interest in uranium.
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Grist @grist.org · 27/09/2026
As researchers begin work on the next U.N. climate assessment, fears are growing that the Trump administration could meddle with critical U.S. data. In response, scientists are preparing to transfer troves of that data to repositories in Germany. (via @yalee360.bsky.social) bit.ly/4Atkwi5
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Grist @grist.org · 26/09/2026
Some residents oppose renewables. Others see property rights — and the chance to benefit from energy developments on their land — as fundamental. This fall, county leaders will decide. (via @dailyyonder.bsky.social) bit.ly/4hJQv6a
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Grist @grist.org · 25/09/2026
Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
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Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
The record-breaking oceanic phenomenon isn't just raising global temperatures — it's also canceling Atlantic tropical cyclones.
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Grist @grist.org · 25/09/2026
Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
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Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.
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Grist @grist.org · 25/09/2026
My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts
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My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport weighs in on overcoming a generational clash when it comes to sustainable consumption.
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Grist @grist.org · 25/09/2026
Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it?
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Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it?
Permitting reform is popular in Washington, but facilitating data centers is "toxic" with voters.
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Grist @grist.org · 24/09/2026
UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
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UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.
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Grist @grist.org · 24/09/2026
As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning
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As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning
The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents living with a legacy of pollution, environmental degradation, and cultural loss. Other Pacific islands may be next.
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Grist @grist.org · 24/09/2026
Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
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Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
Climate Reserve is quietly building a lifeline for America's lost climate workforce, one job at a time.
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Grist @grist.org · 24/09/2026
As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward
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As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward
Indigenous communities are confronting mounting climate threats even as inadequate funding, scant legal recognition, and little support for self-governance limit their ability to respond.
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Grist @grist.org · 23/09/2026
This Sicilian community has endured for centuries. Can it survive a changing climate?
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This Sicilian community has endured for centuries. Can it survive a changing climate?
For centuries, the Arbëreshë of Sicily have maintained a culture rooted in farming and the land. Drought, wildfires and emigration are testing whether it can endure.
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Grist @grist.org · 23/09/2026
Marine protected areas aren’t as protected as you think
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Marine protected areas aren’t as protected as you think
Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign.
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Grist @grist.org · 23/09/2026
Trump is backing a diesel export ban. How much would that do?
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Trump is backing a diesel export ban. How much would that do?
The U.S. ships millions of barrels of diesel fuel overseas each day even as Americans face unprecedented prices at home.
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Grist @grist.org · 23/09/2026
Why scientists want your photos of wildlife eating lunch
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Why scientists want your photos of wildlife eating lunch
With a new platform called Who Eats Whom, citizen scientists reveal the fascinating, sometimes shocking interactions between species.
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Grist @grist.org · 22/09/2026
Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
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Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
Workforce programs are trying to ride out the legal, administrative, and economic headwinds of the Trump administration.
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Grist @grist.org · 22/09/2026
A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
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A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
Geothermal companies face tough tradeoffs over water as they aim to power the data center buildout in Western states.
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Grist @grist.org · 22/09/2026
Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs
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Trump wants to open nearly all national forest trails to dirt bikes and ATVs
The Forest Service is proposing to allow motorized vehicles on all trails, two-tracks, and roads unless it explicitly designates otherwise.
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Grist @grist.org · 21/09/2026
How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
The state’s largest utility was already expanding power plants to serve data centers.
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Grist @grist.org · 21/09/2026
Has the farm bill hit a dead end?
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Has the farm bill hit a dead end?
What was once a bipartisan slam dunk has now become a hyper-politicized game of chicken, with hunger, nutrition, and conservation programs on the line.
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Grist @grist.org · 20/09/2026
While tech oligarchs grandstand about the existential danger AI superintelligence poses to humanity, former EPA officials say we should be worried about a more immediate threat to our health: the data centers that power those AI models. (via @motherjones.com) bit.ly/4ADOjEX
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Grist @grist.org · 19/09/2026
Years after a water crisis rocked Jackson, Mississippi, the court finds that residents have no right “to truthful information from officials.” (via @capitalb.bsky.social) grist.org/equity/federal-court-rule…
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Grist @grist.org · 18/09/2026
Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest
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Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest
As Congress considers the next five years of transportation spending, proposed transit funding reductions could fall heavily on rural communities with limited service.
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Grist @grist.org · 18/09/2026
In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
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In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
Concerned residents accused the commission of serving Georgia Power and data centers, not the public. Will their discontent sway November’s election?
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Grist @grist.org · 18/09/2026
The fate of the Endangered Species Act rests on 2 simple words
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The fate of the Endangered Species Act rests on 2 simple words
The Trump administration has upended protections for thousands of endangered species by redefining the words "take" and "harm."
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Grist @grist.org · 17/09/2026
Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming
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Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming
An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to prepare and respond.
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Grist @grist.org · 17/09/2026
A trip down the road that will determine the fate of the Amazon
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A trip down the road that will determine the fate of the Amazon
The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and the global climate at risk.
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Grist @grist.org · 16/09/2026
She governs a US territory. But she has no say in who mines its waters.
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She governs a US territory. But she has no say in who mines its waters.
Modern-day colonialism is enabling Trump's deep sea mining ambitions in the Pacific.
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Grist @grist.org · 16/09/2026
As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience
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As Russia attacks Ukraine’s grid, solar offers a path to resilience
With help from government incentives, Ukrainian businesses and households are increasingly investing in solar.
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Grist @grist.org · 16/09/2026
Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was
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Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was
“The numbers are just really mind-boggling."
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Grist @grist.org · 15/09/2026
The EPA is repealing limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants grist.org/energy/trump-zeldin-epa-r…
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Trump topples the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda
With the repeal of a rule that limited carbon emissions from power plants, the president is further delaying the phaseout of coal.
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Grist @grist.org · 15/09/2026
Trump topples the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda grist.org/energy/trump-zeldin-epa-r…
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Trump topples the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda
With the repeal of a rule that limited carbon emissions from power plants, the president is further delaying the phaseout of coal.
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Grist @grist.org · 15/09/2026
Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
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Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
Thousands of them have died in the last decade, and environmental groups might sue the Trump administration for ignoring their plight.
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Grist @grist.org · 14/09/2026
Trump is about to topple the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda
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Trump is about to topple the last pillar of Biden’s climate agenda
With the repeal of a rule that limited carbon emissions from power plants, the president is further delaying the phaseout of coal.
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Grist @grist.org · 13/09/2026
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. (via @floodlightnews.org) bit.ly/3UEjm2T
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Grist @grist.org · 13/09/2026
Residents in predominantly Hispanic communities in Florida are paying on average $5,014 more annually for their policies, a new report says. (via @insideclimatenews.org) bit.ly/4xRxrII
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Grist @grist.org · 12/09/2026
A federal judge just told Trump there’s no “emergency” to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant open
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A federal judge just told Trump there’s no “emergency” to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant open
It's one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s “energy emergency” agenda.
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Grist @grist.org · 11/09/2026
America’s houseplants come at a steep price for greenhouse workers
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America’s houseplants come at a steep price for greenhouse workers
The people who grow houseplants aren't often thought of as agricultural workers, but they face many of the same hardships — especially in extreme heat.
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Grist @grist.org · 10/09/2026
More than 70% of new solar is being built in states that voted for Trump
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More than 70% of new solar is being built in states that voted for Trump
Trump-supporting states are driving the solar boom even as Republican policies complicate its future.
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Grist @grist.org · 10/09/2026
What the record-high cost of diesel means for you
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What the record-high cost of diesel means for you
Most Americans don't buy diesel, but the soaring costs of trucking and shipping goods have cost the average household $350.
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Grist @grist.org · 09/09/2026
Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.
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Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.
It's a grim moment for what was a booming industry in the state. But EV makers are still forging ahead.
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Grist @grist.org · 09/09/2026
Wendell Berry’s life on Earth
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Wendell Berry’s life on Earth
Throughout his career, the writer and farmer found joy in a world without end.
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Grist @grist.org · 08/09/2026
Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse
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Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse
Melting glaciers spell disaster around the world. Protecting people will be a challenge for decades to come.
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Grist @grist.org · 08/09/2026
The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough
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The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough
Scientists say it will take more than early warning systems and cooling centers to keep people safe.
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