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What climate policies work best? A new study has answers.
Out of 1,500 policies in 41 countries, a small fraction had a big impact.
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Mississippi officials saw the Jackson water crisis coming — and did nothing
A new report from the EPA inspector general found the state’s health department saw evidence of elevated lead levels as early as 2015.
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Grist announces local partnership with Deep South Today
Grist's fifth local reporter will be in Deep South Today’s newsroom in Louisiana, and the two organizations will work together to develop a new reporting position in Mississippi.
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An invisible, toxic chemical has been poisoning residents in Puerto Rico for decades
An industrial worker got one whiff of ethylene oxide. Twenty years later, he still hasn’t recovered — and his community is searching for answers.
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Why Puerto Rico remains a tax haven for polluters
Despite health risks, Puerto Rico keeps tax incentives in place for cancer-causing chemical polluters.
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Why the EPA is relying on unproven technology to stop cancer-causing emissions
Regulators hope sealed enclosures can keep a dangerous chemical from getting loose. Experts think they’re wrong.
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This simple farming technique can capture carbon for thousands of years
Across the world, farmers are turning waste biomass into biochar, improving soils, boosting yields, and creating a new source of income.
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Colorado is trying to prevent people from putting plastic forks in their compost
But even products certified as "compostable" are causing headaches.
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Climate change is messing with city sewers — and the solutions are even messier
As heavy rains overwhelm aging pipes, Boston and NYC are choosing very different paths forward.
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Corporate climate targets are a mess. Could tracking ‘spheres of influence’ help?
New research proposes a new, more expansive way to look at companies’ contribution to global net-zero.
