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COP26 comes to a close

World leaders concluded COP26 with an agreement that could actually limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius.

Joseph Winters November 15, 2021

Nanoplastic pollution found at both of Earth’s poles for first time

Tiny particles including tire dust found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing global plastic contamination.

Damian Carrington, The Guardian Science January 31, 2022

Josh Davy prepares to feed hay to a herdo of cattle at a ranch near Red Bluff on April 25, 2022.

‘Everyone loses’: California’s Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts

Protected for decades by their water rights, grower are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.

Rachel Becker Agriculture May 28, 2022

100 degrees in the Arctic? Climate change is destabilizing the north and south poles.

Rising temperatures prompt World Meteorological Organization to add new category to its climate extreme archives.

Jena Brooker Climate December 15, 2021

A male farmer wearing overalls and a red cap looking down at dry, cracked earth caused by severe drought

‘Flash droughts’ are Midwest’s next big climate threat

New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance warning.

Diana Kruzman Agriculture May 16, 2022

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

people sit at picnic tables under a shaded pavilion in a park

As a heat wave grips the US, lessons from the hottest city in America

Summer is becoming unbearable. Phoenix holds solutions on how to cope.

Julia Kane Cities June 15, 2022

A man on a road with an orange standstorm in the background

How debt cancellation could help poor countries prepare for climate change

A new report calls on rich countries to provide immediate relief.

Joseph Winters Equity May 13, 2022

Olatunji Oboi Reed photo with blue border

On Chicago’s South Side, one bike ride became a passion for cycling and racial equity

Struggling with depression and on leave from his corporate job, Olatunji Oboi Reed decided to get his bike out of the basement. That ride set him on a new path that led to his current work, promoting racial equity in transportation and beyond.

Grist staff Temperature Check May 23, 2023

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