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Climate change is showing up in blockbusters and binge watches. So what?

The environment is going mainstream. Just don't expect to see it in a starring role.

Amelia Urry Culture

Here’s why repealing the crude oil export ban wasn’t such a bad deal

The repeal was a gift to the oil industry, but at least Democrats got some good stuff in return.

Ben Adler Technology

Here’s what a year of green advice boils down to

What a year for burning questions! Advice maven Umbra Fisk reviews the top topics that had readers asking for eco-help in 2015 -- and reminds us all of a few ways to live greener.

Ask Umbra® Culture

Fancy New York hotels commit to going green

The Waldorf Astoria is among the hotels committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 30 percent.

Katie Herzog Technology

This year in forgotten obituaries: Climate deniers, hoverboards, and American empathy

2015 was a year for fallen heroes. We reanimate them.

Clayton Aldern Culture

Our best damn posts of the year (according to the people who wrote them)

Settle in for some of our favorite longreads of the year.

Grist staff Uncategorized

This simulation shows how much space junk is orbiting Earth

More than 20,000 pieces of trash have accumulated around this Pale Blue Dot over the past half-century.

Suzanne Jacobs Culture

California gas leak called the biggest disaster since BP

Natural gas has been spewing into an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood since October.

Katie Herzog Culture

This map shows where wild bees are in decline

Spoiler alert: It happens to be where we need them most.

Suzanne Jacobs Food

Asthma rates are starting to fall — just not for the poorest kids

Racial and socioeconomic disparities that plague the distribution of childhood asthma are thriving.