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How to make data centers less thirsty

There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.

Naveena Sadasivam Energy November 23, 2025

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A more troubling picture of sea level rise is coming into view

Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation.

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360 Oceans April 18, 2026

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The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.

Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.

Miacel Spotted Elk Indigenous Affairs November 6, 2025

A photo shows downed power lines and wrecked buildings in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.

No doubt about it: Climate change made Hurricane Melissa way worse

An analysis of the storm found “all aspects of this event were amplified by climate change, and that we'll see more of the same.”

Matt Simon Climate November 5, 2025

Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool

A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.

Grist Creative Sponsored by C40 Cities November 5, 2025

a flock of sheep graze in front of a large array of solar panels

In Georgia, sheep on a solar farm is not a baaad idea

We're losing vital agricultural land. But is solar the main culprit?

Emily Jones Food and Agriculture June 30, 2025

Biden’s climate law fines oil companies for methane pollution. The bill is coming due.

Recent research suggests the IRA’s methane fee could batter the oil and gas industry to the tune of more than $1 billion.

Naveena Sadasivam Regulation February 19, 2024

Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

Hurricane Helene could cost $200 billion. Nobody knows where the money will come from.

Almost none of the storm's devastation will be paid out by insurance.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather October 4, 2024

Donald Trump speaking behind a podium along the border wall in Arizona; the sky behind him takes up half the frame, and one woman dressed in red stands to his right, while a row men stand off to his left.

Trump’s proposed mass deportations could ‘decimate’ the US food supply

If the Republican candidate carries out his immigration agenda, who will run America's farms?

Frida Garza & Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture October 15, 2024

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