The U.S. Commerce Department has issued a preliminary decision to apply tariffs to Chinese-made solar modules being imported into the U.S. The tariffs range from 31 percent to 250 percent.

The Obama administration is selling off public-owned coal at a massive discount to companies that want to ship it abroad. Calling all climate hawks!

Americans support a clean energy target for this country. So why is the Senate dragging its heels on the Clean Energy Standard Act?

Virtually all high-level Republicans are dubious about the climate crisis, so what other options does Mitt Romney have?

The 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement didn’t just pay for health damages and counter-marketing, it’s also been quietly helping farmers in North Carolina rebuild their local food system.

Could you go for an entire month without buying anything new? Follow Grist’s green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, into the valley of temptation.

The U.S. coal industry is flailing, and its response is to pour money into political propaganda. It would be outrageous if the efforts weren’t so … sad.

Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals.

As Republicans hold yet another hearing questioning government investment in clean energy, here’s what you should know about how that investment supports the U.S. economy.

Buying wind power or giving your house an energy efficiency facelift can be an expensive proposition. But it’s less so if you team up with a bunch of like-minded friends.

We’re sick of our minivan and want something smaller and more fuel-efficient that will fit our whole family (and dog) for our daily city commute. After getting some great advice from Grist readers, we’ve made our choice.

One critic says the mini-series spent too much time focusing on size and not nearly enough on the politics and industry lobbying behind today’s “obesity epidemic.”

Long known for its grass-fed beef, Argentina has traded in native grasslands for industrial soy farms and feedlots. Fortunately, some ranchers are holding on to tradition while preserving biodiversity.

Trying to get some work done? Banish the thought. It’s National Bike Month, it’s spring, and these lovely people obviously need company.

Tropical forest ecologist Rodolfo Dirzo talks about deforestation, “defaunation,” and the ecological concept of “the living dead.”