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![A woman in traditional Indigenous clothing holds her fist aloft during a protest]()
![A woman in traditional Indigenous clothing holds her fist aloft during a protest]()
Most critical minerals are on Indigenous lands. Will miners respect tribal sovereignty?
Grist spoke with five experts to understand what free, prior, and informed consent should look like in this new era of extraction.
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![A gas pump and ev charger juxtaposed]()
Is mining critical minerals better than extracting fossil fuels?
Extracting resources from the Earth always comes with costs. As we race toward a cleaner, greener future, there is a risk of repeating the abuses of mining for coal and other fossil fuels.
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![A row of test tubes with snippets of seaweed inside]()
![A row of test tubes with snippets of seaweed inside]()
The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, from water to weeds
Not all critical minerals need to come from digging up the earth.
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In the race to find critical minerals, there’s a ‘gold mine’ literally at our shoreline
Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising — but challenging — source of minerals: seawater.
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![The skyline of lower Manhattan is seen in the distance, the World Trade Center glinting in the sunlight, with water and a bridge on which a person is walking in the foreground]()
![The skyline of lower Manhattan is seen in the distance, the World Trade Center glinting in the sunlight, with water and a bridge on which a person is walking in the foreground]()
Can cities ban natural gas in new buildings? A federal judge just said yes.
After a string of discouraging rulings for other cities, a court upheld NYC's efforts to decarbonize its buildings.
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![A series of white wind turbines stand under snow capped mountains]()
![A series of white wind turbines stand under snow capped mountains]()
Gutting clean energy incentives would drive up electric bills
Rising energy costs are a problem in the U.S. Ending Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and ramping up fossil fuels would make it even worse.
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Florida is now a solar superpower. Here’s how it happened.
The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again number two for residential, despite state leadership opposed to climate action.
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![Palestinians walk by a solar panel, used by some to produce electricity in the refugee camps in Rafah.]()
![Palestinians walk by a solar panel, used by some to produce electricity in the refugee camps in Rafah.]()
The future of Gaza’s recovery may rely on solar power
Facing destroyed infrastructure and limited control of energy supplies, off-grid options like solar are helping Palestinians rebuild.
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New York approved a major gas pipeline expansion. What does it mean for its climate goals?
The approval of Iroquois’ enhancement project, which utility companies argue is needed to heat New Yorkers’ homes in the coldest months, amps up planet-warming pollution — and signals that the state’s commitment to reaching its climate goals is faltering, critics say.
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![Vapor gathering above a road from a pipeline leak]()
![Vapor gathering above a road from a pipeline leak]()
Efforts were underway to prevent CO2 pipeline leaks. The Trump administration quietly derailed them.
The proposed safety rules would have been the first.
