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The high school science fair project that sparked a new field of science.
State regulators shuttered the AltEn plant in 2021 after years of environmental violations. Residents are just beginning to grapple with its toxic legacy.
After five years at Grist, Editor in Chief Nikhil Swaminathan takes the helm of the organization.
Colorado’s new oil and gas bonding rules ask for hundreds of thousands of additional dollars — but still might not cover all potential costs.
The climate conference delivered a historic deal on loss and damage — but little else.
From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year.
The new IPCC report spotlighted the issue, despite U.S. opposition.
"It’s a green light for the conventional oil and gas industry to continue to do what they’ve done, which is abandon these wells whenever they feel like it."
Companies, nonprofits, foundations, and universities are coming together to promote "direct air capture," or sucking CO2 from the air. But not everyone thinks it is a good idea.