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The EPA is cracking down on steel mill pollution. In Gary, Indiana, it might not be enough.
“Their neglect over the last two to three decades has caused enormous harm."
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One year in, the Inflation Reduction Act is working — kind of
The climate law is lowering the cost of solar and wind, but Paris Agreement goals are still out of reach.
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Mosquitos are moving to higher elevations — and so is malaria
Climate change is driving mosquitoes to new heights, bringing the bugs, and the diseases they carry, to newly vulnerable populations.
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After years of criticism, Amazon appears to be cutting down on plastics
The company says it used 86,000 metric tons of plastic last year — 12% less than in 2021.
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![An illustration with a soft color palette. A Black man in the water wrestles with a sturgeon fish in a net. A white man looks on from a boat.]()
![An illustration with a soft color palette. A Black man in the water wrestles with a sturgeon fish in a net. A white man looks on from a boat.]()
You Only Love Rivers That Kill You
Two young men navigate grief and rivers in a Kansas City that is showing signs of healing from climate change, toxic contamination, and racism.
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![Nelson McCourry sees his boat in a pile of detritus in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.]()
![Nelson McCourry sees his boat in a pile of detritus in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.]()
Why Florida’s home insurance crisis isn’t going away
Even if the market recovers from Hurricane Ian, climate change will likely keep prices high.
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The Biden administration bets big on ‘climate smart’ agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated more than $3 billion to help farmers transition to practices that sequester carbon and reduce emissions. But some researchers claim the program can’t measure emissions accurately and is unlikely to achieve its climate goals.
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How climate change is making us sick
Animals, bugs, algae, and even fungi are shifting to accommodate an ever-hotter planet — and they’re bringing dangerous diseases with them.
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Pennsylvania locomotive manufacturing workers are striking for greener jobs
A 1,400-worker strike at a locomotive plant is part of a larger trend of national labor organizing and calls for a just transition.
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![A graphic of a hand and a brain that says AP and Grist.]()
Grist and AP launch reporting collaboration on climate and disease
The two newsrooms will publish six stories together in July and August.
