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Grist’s next chapter: A note from our new CEO

After five years at Grist, Editor in Chief Nikhil Swaminathan takes the helm of the organization.

Nikhil Swaminathan Grist News September 20, 2022

A woman with a broken umbrella walks through heavy rain

It’s raining harder than ever. New research says climate change is to blame.

Warmer temperatures cause heavier rainfall across the U.S. — even in the driest cities.

Joseph Winters Science April 27, 2022

A green field covered in black solar panels under a cloudy sky.

Solar and wind companies are coming to rural Texas. These residents are trying to keep them out.

In Franklin County, a group of locals are concerned about potential environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations on solar and wind. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out.

Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune Energy April 29, 2023

Rush hour at the intersection of the 110 and 101 freeways on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles.

Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show

In part because of the increasing weight of cars, toxic particles from tires are almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts.

Damian Carrington, The Guardian Science June 10, 2022

A series of six photos show a man with injuries, a tap, a woman, someone looking at a person's hair, a woman collecting water, a person holding pills, and an industrial facility.

The problematic chemicals fueling America’s EV revolution

Ramped-up production of toxins used in the batteries has communities worried.

Craig Welch, Jana Cholakovska, Pooja Sarkar, Alec Gitelman, Emilie Rosso, & Clare Fieseler Accountability July 21, 2024

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

Climeworks is building a bigger carbon removal plant — and getting some new competition

The company is learning how to scale with "Mammoth," as new direct air capture startups are following in its footsteps.

Emily Pontecorvo Climate & Energy June 29, 2022

Demonstrators protest the death of environmental activist Tortuguita on January 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Documents show how 19 ‘Cop City’ activists got charged with terrorism

Georgia police are invoking a 2017 terrorism law against activists accused of little more than trespassing.

Alleen Brown Protest January 27, 2023

House collapsed into the ocean with debris around it

North Carolina house that collapsed into the sea is a warning for millions of Americans

States and the federal government can do more to protect homebuyers, like reforming flood disclosure laws.

Zoya Teirstein Housing May 16, 2022

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