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Food banks have long prevented emissions. Now they’re getting into the carbon credit business.
To stay afloat, food banks in the Global South are considering selling controversial offsets for revenue.
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Grist publishes a guide to navigating chaotic food and agricultural funding cuts
Aimed at farmers, food banks, and agricultural businesses, the guide will be updated on an ongoing basis.
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![The main recharge Dyke for the Coachella Valley on August 10, 2009, in Coachella Valley, California. This dyke serves to maintain the Aquifer upon which Coachella depends, adding water to it protects the water source and protects the surrounding infrastructure from possible subsidence.]()
![The main recharge Dyke for the Coachella Valley on August 10, 2009, in Coachella Valley, California. This dyke serves to maintain the Aquifer upon which Coachella depends, adding water to it protects the water source and protects the surrounding infrastructure from possible subsidence.]()
Groundwater is drying out, heating up, and causing sea level rise
Overuse has created zones of “mega-drying” around the world — and caused more sea level rise than Greenland’s ice sheet.
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![A row of energy-star-certified washing machines.]()
The unlikely coalition fighting to keep Energy Star labels on your appliances
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the energy-efficiency program, but bakers, builders, hot tub lobbyists, and chemical companies are trying to save it.
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Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Your guide to federal funding cuts, plus resources for farmers and food businesses seeking support and solutions.
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Here’s what to watch for at this month’s global plastics treaty talks
Delegates are meeting in Geneva for a sixth — and potentially final — round of negotiations.
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A new report shows how local climate activism leads to ‘remarkable’ gains
Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.
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![Debris in front of a hurricane-damaged store in Asheville, North Carolina]()
Climate disasters are killing small businesses
Climate change could wipe out your favorite small businesses.
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![A group of men hold a huge metal grate on top of an apartment building]()
New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings
The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving air quality.
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Hundreds of old EV batteries have new jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the grid
After reaching the end of their automotive lives, the batteries are being reused to provide lower-cost grid energy storage.
