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Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy. The US government is about to find out how much.
A new federal initiative will shed light on the opaque and rapidly growing cryptocurrency mining industry.
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EPA finalizes new standards for deadly particulate matter
The restrictions on soot pollution will prevent thousands of premature deaths every year. Industry groups say it will hurt local economies.
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Grist publishes new land-grant investigation with public data
We located and mapped more than 8.2 million acres of land taken from nearly 130 Indigenous nations that have produced billions of dollars for 14 land-grant universities.
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The extractive industries filling public university coffers on stolen land
How 14 land-grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations.
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Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands
A Grist investigation reveals how 14 public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land.
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How we investigated the land-grant university system
A methodology of our efforts to reveal how land-grant universities continue to profit from stolen Indigenous resources.
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How to conduct your own reporting and research on state trust lands
A guide to using Grist's database.
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Category 6-level hurricanes are already here, a new study says
But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale?
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As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them
A year after California gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico is preserving its net metering program to foster clean energy and resilience.
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New study says the world blew past 1.5 degrees of warming 4 years ago
How scientists are using an unexpected organism — sea sponges — to refine climate projections.
