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Are pesticides racist?

As a general rule, every environmental conflict has exploitation at its center.

Eve Andrews Culture August 5, 2020

A photo of a girl digging touching the rubble of her burned home in Talent, Oregon. She is in the center of the image in a white outfit. The ground and debris are stained red from an airdrop fire retardant.

Will race and income inequalities trip up Cascadia’s fight against climate change?

Fires, floods, and pollution are exposing disparities in Washington and Oregon.

Iris M. Crawford Science March 6, 2021

This technology collaborative promises a brighter future for solar

BlueDot Photonics aims to make solar power more efficient and affordable.

Grist Creative Sponsored by VertueLab March 10, 2021

An older man wearing a plaid shoe-sleeved plaid shirt, sunglasses and a cap holds sawmill dust in his left hand. Behind him, a blue sky and a young forest let you see a mountain range rising in the horizon.

Nonprofit finds hope against wildfires with unexpected ally: charcoal

To capture carbon and jumpstart forest thinning, Methow Valley couple – and Washington taxpayers – bet on biochar.

Mandy Godwin Technology September 17, 2021

A photo of the container ship Gjertrud Maersk, anchored off the coast of Virginia Beach on June 29, 2020. The large, blue vessel is topped with hundreds of colorful shipping containers

The world’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ cargo ship is already low on gas

Shipping giant Maersk announced plans for a green methanol-powered vessel by 2023. But there isn't enough of the fuel to go around.

Maria Gallucci Energy March 8, 2021

Drills won’t come near Utah’s iconic parks

The Bureau of Land Management agreed not to sell oil and gas leases near Utah's prized National Parks.

Emily Pontecorvo August 13, 2020

Michal Freedhoff speaks to the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Oct. 27, 2021.

She’s supposed to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. First, she just has to fix Trump’s mess and decades of neglect.

Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff, and increasingly angry advocates.

Lydia DePillis Accountability April 30, 2022

A wrecking ball swinging towards a green house with a UK flag on the roof

How Britain’s ‘build back better’ plan went very, very wrong

What the U.S. can learn from the U.K.’s disastrous home retrofit program.

Emily Pontecorvo Buildings April 1, 2021

How can we hold politicians to their promises on race and climate?

"Being cautiously optimistic is what helps you hold people accountable."

Angely Mercado Politics December 9, 2020

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