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![A woman runs along a lake as the sun rises next to power lines.]()
![A woman runs along a lake as the sun rises next to power lines.]()
Smart thermostats are helping Arizona’s grid ride out extreme heat
Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.
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![Three children cartoon characters stand in front of a blue sky.]()
From Jane to the Octonauts, children’s TV is taking on the climate crisis
Experts say these shows can help parents talk about a thorny subject — and inspire hope.
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The summer that reality caught up to climate fiction
"My novel is going to be coming true for the rest of my life."
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![Indigenous groups and opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project protest its construction across northern Minnesota.]()
![Indigenous groups and opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project protest its construction across northern Minnesota.]()
Minnesota judge throws out charges against Line 3 pipeline protesters
Citing a rarely used statute, the court dismissed Line 3 protest charges in the name of climate justice.
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![An electrician uncrates a heat pump system that is about to be installed behind a white house.]()
![An electrician uncrates a heat pump system that is about to be installed behind a white house.]()
A group of US governors promises to install 20 million heat pumps by 2030
And they want to put at least 40 percent of them in disadvantaged communities.
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Grist adds new staffer to innovation and growth team
Justin Ray joins Grist as a senior audience producer.
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Biochar is a ‘shovel-ready’ climate technology, but can it scale up?
The soil soot is a small-scale solution that climate advocates — and corporations — want more of.
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Study: Wildfire smoke is reversing years of US air quality progress
“We are seeing influence in states that basically have none of their own wildfires."
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Want to join the American Climate Corps? Here’s what we know so far.
Biden's program is expected to hire 20,000 young people in its first year.
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Grist and Science Friday team up on book club event
The two organizations brought together hundreds of people in person and online to discuss a new anthology of climate fiction.
