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In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a teacher called to fight
For decades, Sharon Lavigne saw her neighbors in St. James Parish, Louisiana, suffer due to industrial pollution. But when yet another plant planned to open in her community, she decided to do something about it.
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Grist wins 2023 National Magazine Award
Grist has won the 2023 National Magazine Award in the category of General Excellence, Literature, Science and Politics.
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5 ways climate change made life more expensive in 2022
From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year.
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Flood. Retreat. Repeat.
As seas rise and storms become more intense, some 40 million Americans living in floodplains are facing greater risk of disaster. Local, state, and federal officials are increasingly looking at managed retreat, or buyouts, as a way to get people out of harm’s way. In this series, Grist profiles three communities at various stages of the buyout process, examining what happens when you ask – or sometimes force – people to leave their homes. What gets lost and who gets left behind?
