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A new report finds that minority and low-income residents are more likely to live in California's oil train "blast zone."

Sara Bernard Climate & Energy

Cacti and other plants that thrive in arid landscapes could be the future of biofuels, according to new research.

Grist staff Culture

They're already producing strawberries, basil, and lettuce -- all at 20 feet below sea level.

Amelia Urry Technology

Who could be planting needles in Canadian potatoes? Those goddamn, water-loving environmentalists are suspected!

Eve Andrews Culture

The toy company wants to lighten its carbon footprint by making those stray Legos more eco-friendly. Our actual feet, however, will never be safe.

Ana Sofia Knauf Technology

I’m gay, I’m green, and for the first time in a while, I’m excited.

Ryan Schleeter Culture

Inside the story of the hundreds of lawsuits filed against IBM in the late 1990s on behalf of cancer-stricken workers.

Jim Morris Technology

There's no better conversation starter than the sick things that women are doing in all the many green spheres that we love.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

The Obama administration is putting a few restraints on the company's Arctic drilling plans, but not nearly enough, say green activists.

John Light Politics

The court threw a wrench in Obama's mercury rule for power plants, but the real-world impacts should be negligible to nonexistent.

Jack Lienke Technology

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