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Harold Mitchell, Jr., Derreck Evans, Mildred McClain

Environmental justice works — and these folks show us how

Activists around the country are shaping public decisions -- and reshaping their communities for the better.

Brentin Mock Cities

California dairy farmers are going nuts for almonds, but at what cost?

This cash crop is keeping some farmers on the land, but the almond boom offers no long-term promise of security.

Madeleine Thomas Food

The drought is destroying California’s organic dairy farms

For 20 years, organics have provided a future for a dying industry. Dry times are changing that.

Madeleine Thomas Climate & Energy

The Weather Channel has your forecast for 2050

The Weather Channel joins the IPCC in predicting a chaotic future without climate action. Wear a raincoat.

Sara Bernard Climate & Energy

Beer: a magical mixture of hops, barley, and tiny pieces of plastic

Researchers took a microscope to a bunch of German beer. What they found will ruin your whole day.

Liz Core Food

Want to feed people? Come hang out

On Thursday, Sept. 11, Grist's food writer will be hosting a discussion about providing food to people who need it and supporting local farms.

Nathanael Johnson Food

Privilege: sabbatical edition

I'm acutely aware that the opportunity to take a year off work and do nothing is not available to the vast majority of my fellow citizens.

David Roberts Uncategorized

Nutrition, the environment, and poverty: Let’s talk!

Double Up Food Bucks is one idea that's working to get better food onto the plates of the people who most need it. Come talk with us and the people behind it.

Nathanael Johnson Food

Watch the world go up in fracking flares

Natural gas flares join city lights and the Great Wall of China as stuff you can see from space.