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A view of a bay with a factory in the background against an orange sky, as a person walks on the water's edge and a bird flies above.

The one-mile rule: Texas’ unwritten and arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints

The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.

Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News Regulation August 12, 2023

An obsession with suppression

We’ve reached a critical point in the 2021 fire year.

Zoya Teirstein & Nathanael Johnson August 18, 2021

An industry built on a fallacy of carbon neutrality

The “renewable” industry creates major emissions, destroys forests, and causes health and safety issues in low-resource communities.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Southern Environmental Law Center May 31, 2022

An illustration of a hand holding a copse of trees

As the climate changes, many species are teetering on extinction. How much should we intervene?

In ecosystems like Alaska’s boreal forest, preventing biodiversity loss is no longer possible. Scientists are beginning to grapple with what comes next.

Lois Parshley Science June 6, 2024

A boat parked in water behind a house on Tangier Island.

What a tiny island in Chesapeake Bay teaches us about the costs of sea level rise

Tangier Island in Virginia could be uninhabitable by 2051.

Nathanael Johnson Uncategorized November 10, 2021

Collage: collapsed bridge over San Joaquin River in 1997 and flooded houses in Stockton in 2023; paintbrush strokes across top of image

California’s next flood could destroy one of its most diverse cities. Will lawmakers try to save it?

Climate change could submerge Stockton beneath 10 feet of water. The city's aging levees aren't prepared.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather January 19, 2023

Scientists look for the Holy Grail: The whitest paint ever

… and that could be really good for the climate.

Emily Pontecorvo Buildings April 16, 2021

Firefighters alongside a smoke filled road in Washington state — 58 min

Out of the ashes of wildfire: Stories of recovery and resilience

A documentary, produced by the Department of Natural Resources, shares the inspiring stories of people who have gone through and overcome some of the most damaging elements of wildfire.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Washington State Department of Natural Resources July 1, 2021

Climate-friendly holiday shopping: Resale programs offer new ways to buy used goods

Gifting is a much-loved holiday tradition, but one that exacerbates retail’s overconsumption problem. New models of secondhand shopping could lessen its impact.

Gabriela Aoun Angueira Solutions November 22, 2022

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