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How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone.

Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.

Matt Simon Climate November 5, 2024

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A deadly bacteria is creeping up the Atlantic Coast. How worried should you be?

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio. Scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

Zoya Teirstein Health April 22, 2026

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We asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what they said.

"There are going to be times that are very, very hard, and we are in one of them. And we have to keep going with passion, dogged determination, and belief that we can make the impossible possible."

Grist staff Solutions April 21, 2026

An aerial view of a farm along a river floodplain

Hurricane Helene ravaged farmers’ topsoil. They’re still fighting to build it back.

"We're dirt farmers. Our primary job is to tend the dirt. That's the basis of everything."

Irina Zhorov Extreme Weather April 15, 2026

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How to investigate toxic lead lurking in your community’s soil

New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own research.

Yvette Cabrera Accountability April 22, 2024

A technician at heating, cooling and plumbing company John G. Webster, removes a gas water heater from a home in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2024.

Illinois families are going electric — for free

As federal incentives for home electrification disappear, an innovative state law lets utilities meet energy-efficiency mandates by getting people off gas.

Kari Lydersen Business December 7, 2025