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![Alfalfa fields at the Fondomonte farm in Butler Valley, Arizona.]()
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Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere
The state’s decision will do little to solve a water shortage largely driven by irrigated agriculture.
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In communities of color, most oil and gas jobs still go to white workers
“If one group gets all the pollution and another group gets all the jobs, it’s not really a trade-off anymore.”
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![A long line of rickshaws pedals through the knee-deep waters of a flooded road in Bangladesh in September, 2023.]()
![A long line of rickshaws pedals through the knee-deep waters of a flooded road in Bangladesh in September, 2023.]()
Cities worldwide keep building in flood zones, despite mounting risks
"We invest in flood zones more than safe zones," says the author of a report that finds construction in such areas has jumped 122 percent.
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There’s still a chance for America to reach net-zero, but it requires drastic action
That includes building more renewables, selling more electric vehicles, and fixing up more buildings.
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How to build a heat-resilient city
Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available.
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The surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines
“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”
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Pope Francis calls for rapid decarbonization, ‘abandonment of fossil fuels’
The pontiff's latest decree urges Western countries to do more to avert climate disaster.
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Earth just set another heat record — by the largest margin yet
The average temperature in September was "absolutely gobsmackingly bananas."
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Across the Midwest, communities grapple with the idea of a future without coal
The fossil fuel defined economies and local traditions. What happens when it goes away?
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In photos: This small Midwestern town still crowns its Coal Queen
Coal was everything for Marissa, Illinois. What happens when a community is centered on a fossil fuel?
