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An older man wearing a plaid shoe-sleeved plaid shirt, sunglasses and a cap holds sawmill dust in his left hand. Behind him, a blue sky and a young forest let you see a mountain range rising in the horizon.

Nonprofit finds hope against wildfires with unexpected ally: charcoal

To capture carbon and jumpstart forest thinning, Methow Valley couple – and Washington taxpayers – bet on biochar.

Mandy Godwin Technology September 17, 2021

How can we hold politicians to their promises on race and climate?

"Being cautiously optimistic is what helps you hold people accountable."

Angely Mercado Politics December 9, 2020

A tanker truck crosses the Union Pacific rail line in Price Canyon, in central Utah, as it heads up Indian Canyon. This area in Price Canyon is where the proposed Uintah Basin Railway will connect with the national railway network. The Uintah Basin Railway is proposed to move crude oil, agriculture, and minerals mined in Utah’s Uintah Basin, an area with long standing freight transportation challenges. Construction of the rail line is slated for 2023-2024.

An oil train is set to destroy pristine Utah mountains. Why won’t Biden stop it?

Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones Politics May 7, 2022

An overlooked threat to the honey bee: Air pollution

A new study found that bees exposed to heavy smog died quicker in captivity.

Emily Pontecorvo Cities August 10, 2020

Electrify everything: why we need to go big on going electric

With global energy demand expected to increase by as much as 58 percent in the next three decades, the urgency to transition away from fossil fuels is growing.

Grist Creative Sponsored by CleanChoice Energy April 21, 2021

Retreat from coastlines? Politicians don’t want to talk about it.

Why managed retreat is still a political third rail.

Zoya Teirstein Climate April 8, 2021

Smoke coming up from Philadelphia refinery

Why did EPA air monitors fail to detect an oil refinery explosion?

And what else are they missing?

Emily Pontecorvo Equity December 2, 2020

Michal Freedhoff speaks to the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Oct. 27, 2021.

She’s supposed to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. First, she just has to fix Trump’s mess and decades of neglect.

Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff, and increasingly angry advocates.

Lydia DePillis Accountability April 30, 2022

California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way.

Kern County is already super polluted, but it wants to fast-track 67,000 oil and gas wells.

Alexandria Herr Politics February 12, 2021

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