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How do you stop a glacier from melting? Put up an underwater curtain.
A 62-mile-long curtain moored to the Amundsen Sea bed in Antarctica could prevent catastrophic flooding elsewhere, scientists say.
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![A yellow signpost that reads Warning Gas Pipeline Millenium Pipeline standing against a snowy field bordered by a dark forest.]()
![A yellow signpost that reads Warning Gas Pipeline Millenium Pipeline standing against a snowy field bordered by a dark forest.]()
Hidden subsidies prop up New York’s fossil fuel industry
The state wants to phase out fossil fuels. Localities have given over a billion dollars in tax breaks to help keep them around.
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The clean energy Super Bowl is here
“As the biggest sports stage in the U.S., it’s showing we can bring renewable energy to sporting events."
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Atmospheric rivers are battering California. Why don’t residents have flood insurance?
High costs, “disaster fatigue,” and regulatory gaps are all preventing Californians from getting the protection they need.
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Campus divestment activists eye fossil fuel profits on stolen land
Grist investigation reveals 14 land-grant universities making millions off Indigenous land.
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![Construction on the Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas, in June 2023.]()
The unlikely coalition behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pivot
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause.
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Chemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018
The resulting costs to society could be as high as $8 billion.
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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.
