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Grist’s word of the year is ‘greenlash’

The years leading up to 2025 were marked by a rare optimism that the United States would finally do something about climate change. Former president Joe Biden called the crisis […]

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A global supply chain built for speed is leaving behind waste, toxins, and a trail of environmental wreckage.

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They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn’t.

Jennifer and Dean Bye were just getting by before Hurricane Ida slammed into southern Louisiana in 2021. The couple own a house in a comfortable subdivision in Paulina, a town […]

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5 things to know about the fungal infection valley fever

What is valley fever and how does it spread? Valley fever is an infection spread by a fungus that grows in the top few inches of soil in parts of […]

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Tristan Ahtone, Robert Lee, Amanda Tachine, An Garagiola, Audrianna Goodwin, Maria Parazo Rose, & Clayton Aldern Indigenous Affairs

Discover 12 brand-new short stories offering vivid, hope-filled, diverse visions of climate progress.

How climate change is intensifying hurricanes

Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out of season, break records, and hit places they never have before. Decades of scientific research […]

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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.

Here's what the data reveals about who's most at risk.

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They lost their jobs and funding under Trump. What did communities lose?

In the first six months of the second Trump administration, some 60,000 federal workers have been targeted for layoffs, even more have taken buyouts, and up to trillions of dollars […]

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The guerrilla campaign to save a Texas prairie from ‘silent extinction’

“This is a war between us and the developers, and nobody’s calling uncle or throwing up white flags.”

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Disaster recovery is not a simple process. It takes months, even years, for communities to distribute aid, rebuild, and begin to move forward. Your landscape and community has likely changed […]

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Trump’s environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here’s how.

The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it.

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