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![A headshot of Grist CEO Nikhil Swaminathan.]()
![A headshot of Grist CEO Nikhil Swaminathan.]()
Grist’s next chapter: A note from our new CEO
After five years at Grist, Editor in Chief Nikhil Swaminathan takes the helm of the organization.
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America’s oldest Black town is trapped between rebuilding and retreating
The decline of Princeville, North Carolina, is a testament to just how much history is at risk in an era of accelerating climate change.
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![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
Two ways to think about Patagonia’s $3 billion climate donation
Is it a groundbreaking philanthropic move, or a way to avoid taxes?
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![The new solar array on the roof of the Downtown High School in San Francisco, California]()
![The new solar array on the roof of the Downtown High School in San Francisco, California]()
Schools are harnessing solar power in record numbers
Solar arrays offer cost savings and educational opportunities.
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Hurricane Fiona threatens Puerto Rico’s fragile recovery
Five years after Maria, another slow-moving storm "catches the island at the very worst moment."
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Torn Apart
In Houston, a generations-deep community is being dismantled by mandatory buyouts.
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![The Bluestone Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama.]()
The tragedy of North Birmingham
Industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century. In an epicenter of environmental injustice, officials continue to fail to right the wrongs plaguing the city’s north side.
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Is climate change to blame for the Pakistan floods? Here’s what we know.
New research finds it intensified rains by 50 percent but was hardly the only factor.
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‘Goliath is wobbling’: Louisiana court strikes blow to Formosa’s giant plastics plant
Without air or water permits, the company will have to “go back to the drawing board.”
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New federal guidance aims to strengthen Indigenous land management
Tribal governments will now have a say in how 620 million acres of federal lands are managed.
