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Human Rights Watch blames Louisiana regulators for low birth weights in Cancer Alley

In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.

Lylla Younes Regulation January 25, 2024

Collage of drought, water tower, and dollar bill

Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff

Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.

Tik Root Cities October 27, 2025

Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago. Here’s how to protect yourself.

How to test your water, get free filters, and find other help.

Sophia Kalakailo, City Bureau Health August 28, 2025

What Trump’s executive action could do to offshore wind

A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire.

Gautama Mehta Energy January 24, 2025

Renewables surged in 2024 — but so did fossil fuels

A new report finds that while electricity demand skyrocketed, the deployment of new wind, solar, and nuclear power did, too.

Matt Simon Energy March 26, 2025

A pumpjack in an oil field, behind barbed wire fence.

Occidental Petroleum’s net-zero strategy is a ‘license to pollute,’ critics say

The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents.

Joseph Winters Accountability May 9, 2024

A photo shows a billowing smokestack in the background of a small waterfront town

Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives

A new report finds that replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.

Matt Simon Energy August 14, 2025

Funding the fight against corporate polluters

An innovative new nonprofit called WHEN Justice is turning targeted litigation funding into a powerful tool for justice.

Grist Creative Sponsored by WHEN Justice July 6, 2026

The hidden toll of wood pellet power

Though marketed as clean energy, industrial pellet plants are driving deforestation, worsening floods, and polluting rural counties.

Grist Creative Sponsored by EJCAN June 23, 2026

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