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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

The U.S. government's most comprehensive report on the effects of climate change details challenges for every part of the country.

Grist staff Climate November 14, 2023

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Rachel Glickhouse Grist News March 27, 2023

Gas pipes come out through the walls of a ditch and a bright orange flame vents out natural gas. Drilling equipment sits in the background.

Report: Burning gas in oil fields cost tribes $22 million

How poor methane rules are costing tribes and taxpayers.

Maria Parazo Rose Indigenous Affairs February 2, 2023

A group of people with "water is life" signs march down a city street.

Does the Mississippi River have rights?

Black and indigenous organizers from across the Mississippi River basin called to grant the river legal standing at a summit in late May. It's part of a nascent movement that has won success abroad and is picking up steam in the U.S.

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Indigenous Affairs June 11, 2023

A man unrolls a rope attached to a metal cylinder in the ground.

Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.

The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.

Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune Drought June 24, 2023

A muddy, brown field is seen with tire marks and puddles of water. Small corn stalks are coming out of the ground to the left of the puddle, with trees set off to the right side of the field.

Midwest soil is eroding faster than ever. Modern farming could be to blame.

How do researchers know? Stardust.

John McCracken Agriculture December 13, 2022

Meet the communities trying to take over their local electric utility

Activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy. But they face tough opposition from investor-owned utilities.

Akielly Hu Politics January 24, 2024

Collage of hand holding magnifying glass with image of DAPL protest in center

After infiltrating Standing Rock, TigerSwan pitched its ‘counterinsurgency’ playbook to other oil companies

More than 50,000 pages of newly released documents detail how the security firm targeted pipeline opponents and tried to profit off its surveillance tactics.

Alleen Brown & Naveena Sadasivam Accountability April 13, 2023

The red state that’s going green

Nebraska is now the only Republican-controlled state in the U.S. to aim for total decarbonization of its power sector by midcentury.

Joseph Winters December 13, 2021

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