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![A photo of a row of plastic water bottles with red caps next to a photo of Kamala Harris raising her hand and speaking]()
![A photo of a row of plastic water bottles with red caps next to a photo of Kamala Harris raising her hand and speaking]()
What would a Harris presidency mean for the plastics crisis?
Experts say Kamala Harris has "the know-how and credentials to challenge plastic pollution as president."
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![digital collage of a hand dropping seeds with palm trees on each side and cutouts of the Earth and green wheat stalks]()
![digital collage of a hand dropping seeds with palm trees on each side and cutouts of the Earth and green wheat stalks]()
How Octavia Butler’s 1993 book ‘Parable of the Sower’ predicted our climate reality
Set in 2024, the sci-fi classic shows an America ravaged by climate change. Here's what the book got right — and what we can learn from it.
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![A pyrocumulonimbus cloud of wildfire smoke rising above an orchard of immature trees]()
![A pyrocumulonimbus cloud of wildfire smoke rising above an orchard of immature trees]()
California’s Park Fire is spawning its own smoke thunderclouds
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds might offer a terrifying peek at the future of wildfires.
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![A mobile home lays flipped on its side after a hurricane]()
‘A matter of life and death’: How disaster response endangers US farmworkers
In a Grist exclusive, a new report finds that data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk.
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![A group of waste pickers pick up trash from a dumpsite.]()
![A group of waste pickers pick up trash from a dumpsite.]()
Does the plastics industry support waste pickers? It’s complicated.
The people who clean up the world's trash say some companies' statements of support are little more than lip service.
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Plants and their pollinators are increasingly out of sync
As global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical connections with flowers and crops.
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![A woman stands in front of a classroom full of university students.]()
How colleges can become ‘living labs’ for combating climate change
Professors are increasingly combining classroom instruction with efforts to "green" campuses.
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![Heavy traffic and pedestrians are seen on Fifth Avenue in New York during a hazy day in July.]()
![Heavy traffic and pedestrians are seen on Fifth Avenue in New York during a hazy day in July.]()
Critics of congestion pricing often end up supporting it. Here’s why.
People often resist congestion pricing because they favor the status quo. But seeing benefits firsthand has led residents around the world to embrace it.
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As US bets big on hydrogen for clean energy, local communities worry about secrecy and public health
The Biden administration has set aside billions of dollars for new hydrogen energy. But does the industry need better safeguards?
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![A woman farmer in Zimbabwe in a field of wilting crops]()
![A woman farmer in Zimbabwe in a field of wilting crops]()
One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why.
Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world.
