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Zaria Forman draws the glaciers we’re losing
In 2016, Zaria Forman got the opportunity of a lifetime. Officials at NASA reached out to the Brooklyn artist — who hand draws massive, pastel …
Global WarmingFavianna Rodriguez says climate change imagery lacks a human touch
Favianna Rodriguez grew up in Oakland, California. She still lives in what she calls “the cement city.”<p>As an artist and activist, her calling card is …
Race & EthnicityTesla says its factory is safer. But it left injuries off the books
<i>This</i> <i>story</i> <i>was originally published by</i> <i>Reveal</i> <i>and is reproduced here as part of the</i> <i>Climate Desk</i> <i>collaboration.</i><p>Inside Tesla’s electric car factory, giant …
TeslaAmerica’s fastest-growing urban area is stuck between a rock and a dry place
<i>This</i> <i>story</i> <i>was originally published by</i> <i>CityLab</i> <i>and is reproduced here as part of the</i> <i>Climate Desk</i> <i>collaboration.</i><p>When Latter-day Saint migrants arrived in …
Colorado RiverScott Pruitt introduced anti-abortion bills giving men ‘property rights’ over fetuses
<i>This</i> <i>story</i> <i>was originally published by</i> <i>HuffPost</i> <i>and is reproduced here as part of the</i> <i>Climate Desk</i> <i>collaboration.</i><p>In 1999, Scott Pruitt, then an Oklahoma …
Scott PruittLet Michael Pollan be your psychedelic guide to loving our planet
The writer Michael Pollan is famous for upending our sense of reality. When he looked at fields of corn, he saw how corn has manipulated us, getting …
PsychedeliaAm I self-sabotaging because the world’s going to end?
<b>Q. Dear Umbra,</b><p><b>My ex-boyfriend was a pretty big jerk when we dated. He called me a hypocrite for my environmental beliefs and was pretty condescending</b> …
PsychologyCalifornia is shattering renewable records. So why are greenhouse emissions creeping up?
The green beacon that is the state of California is making clean-energy strides, according to new stats out this week. It’s harnessing a record …
Fossil FuelsFoundations pour money into tackling climate change, but not curbing carbon
Big charitable foundations that shape the climate movement dole out cash for renewables and energy efficiency. But where’s the love for nuclear …
ClimateHawaii’s rarest plants are in crisis. Meet the people fighting to save them.
Residents weren’t alarmed when it started raining in Kauai a month ago. It rains there often. In fact, Mount Waialeale peak on the Hawaiian island’s …
BotanyEPA guard physically shoved a reporter out of the building
<i>This</i> <i>story</i> <i>was originally published by</i> <i>Mother Jones</i> <i>and is reproduced here as part of the</i> <i>Climate Desk</i> <i>collaboration.</i><p>Scott Pruitt convened an EPA national …
Trump AdministrationThese Republican representatives say they’re ready for climate action. Can we believe them?
Three Republican representatives — Tom MacArthur of New Jersey, Peter Roskam of Illinois, and Erik Paulsen of Wisconsin — just joined a bipartisan …
New JerseyA building El Niño in 2018 signals more extreme weather for 2019
In case you couldn’t get enough extreme weather, the next 12 months or so could bring even more scorching temps, punishing droughts, and unstoppable …
Climate ChangeWhat’ll we eat in 2050? California farmers are placing bets.
Chris Sayer pushed his way through avocado branches and grasped a denuded limb. It was stained black, as if someone had ladled tar over its bark. In …
Time TravelOfficials tried to censor a report on national parks. Here’s what was in it.
Roughly 25 percent of U.S. national parks are vulnerable to rising sea levels because they’re situated in coastal areas. For years, the National …
National ParksSatirical ad reveals how to live luxuriously like Scott Pruitt
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt got ridiculed in front of the nation at a hearing this week, when Senate Democrats took him to task over his excessive …
Scott PruittUtah sobering up from climate denialism
The flamboyantly conservative state of Utah — home to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, an all-Republican government, and the Utah Jazz — now officially …
ClimateFor 400 months in a row, our planet has been unusually hot
Our overheating planet just reached another staggering — maybe even astronomical — new milestone.<p>In a report out Thursday, NOAA confirmed that April …
Climate ChangeCan Oakland still stop the coal trains?
When a federal judge struck down Oakland’s ban on coal shipments this week, it represented a setback for environmental advocates. Nearly two years …
San FranciscoYes, you too can be a Grist fellow. Apply now!
Are you an early-career journalist, storyteller, or multimedia wizard who digs what we do? Then Grist wants you!<p>We are now accepting applications for …
Environmental JusticeBitcoin’s energy use got studied, and you libertarian nerds look even worse than usual
Bitcoin’s energy footprint has more than doubled since Grist first wrote about it six months ago.<p>It’s expected to double again by the end of the …
BitcoinRex Tillerson funded climate denial at Exxon. Now he’s suddenly a big fan of facts.
Rex Tillerson, ex-Secretary of State, has some words for the Trump administration about capital-T Truth.<p>“If our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or …
Rex TillersonThere’s been a mysterious rise in ozone-destroying emissions
Thought the ozone layer was safe? Think again.<p>CFC-11 is an ozone-depleting chemical whose phase out agreed upon in the ’80s and has been under an …
Climate ChangeWe can now see how humans have altered Earth’s water resources
For millennia, humans have harnessed rivers, built dams, and dug wells to quench our growing civilization. Now, for the first time, we have a picture …
Climate ChangeWe’re ignoring the biggest Pruitt scandal: He’s making pollution worse
It’s hard to look away from the scandals engulfing EPA chief Scott Pruitt. The guy dined with a cardinal accused of sexual abuse and demoted …
PollutionClimate change, my microbiome, and me
Those of us who believe in climate change (and maybe some who don’t) jokingly blame all kinds of things on it, from flat tires to summer hailstorms. …
Climate ChangeHow to stop a humanitarian disaster before it happens
In an era of increasingly extreme hurricanes, floods and drought, the people in charge of preparing for disasters depend on meteorologists to …
WeatherScott Pruitt’s vision of a ‘lean’ EPA includes spending a lot of money on himself
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the new “Office of Continuous Improvement” on Monday. The purpose of the office, he says, is “to make sure, …
Scott PruittFrom the folks that brought us Dakota Access: Another fraught pipeline battle
It’s a familiar scenario: Locals fight back against a pipeline permitting process that they say ignores their health and right to a clean …
Oil & Gas IndustryCalifornia is turning farms into carbon-sucking factories
In a grand experiment, California switched on a fleet of high-tech greenhouse gas removal machines last month. Funded by the state’s cap-and-trade …
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