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Did big expectations doom the tiny house movement?
Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic.
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White House takes a crack at much-needed permitting reform
New changes to a bedrock environmental law may help cut red tape for clean energy projects.
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As heat strikes, so do workers
A growing number of people who have no choice but to work in the heat are demanding greater protection.
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Grist adds new staff writers and regional reporters
This summer, the newsroom added four new staffers to cover decarbonization, Indigenous affairs, and the Midwest.
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Influencers popularized the trash jar. Now they’ve moved on.
How the trash jar went from zero-waste emblem to "elitist" cliche.
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The case of the Colorado River’s missing water
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
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At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month
The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.
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Feds’ latest fuel efficiency standards would cut 900M tons of CO2
They also could save consumers $50 billion by decreasing fuel consumption by 90 billion gallons.
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Clothed in chemicals: A new book sheds light on the toxic substances we wear daily
A Q&A on the fashion industry's toxic chemicals problem — and how we can protect ourselves.
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July has been the hottest month in humanity’s history
The heat has claimed lives from Arizona to Greece to China.
