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Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy
In California's water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water.
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The Trump administration’s push to privatize US public lands
In its first 100 days, Trump 2.0 has waged war on the lands, waters, and wildlife we all own.
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Lost your federal job or funding? Tell us how cuts are impacting the environment, health, and safety of your community.
Grist wants to hear how your work is being affected, and help tell the story of what's being lost.
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Wildlife, not livestock: Why the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming are reclassifying buffalo
"Bringing the buffalo back is about our relationship with them, not domination over them."
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Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.
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Global warming is melting Arctic sea ice. Can science refreeze it?
Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.
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Did climate change supercharge the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ storm pummeling the central US?
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse.
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Why a tree-planting nonprofit in Chicago is suing the Trump administration
Similar programs across the country are also struggling.
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Utilities are shutting off power to a growing number of households
While some states ban shutoffs during winter, summer outages are on the rise.
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Utilities may soon pay you to help support a greener grid
Electricity usually runs one way, but EV and large home batteries could provide a vast network of backup energy to draw on.
