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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

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

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 screenshot of Plonts' launch ad, where a woman pushes a large yellow wheel of cheese with the word PLONTS written on it up a mountain, and comedian Kate Berlant's face appears in the background

Vegan cheese won’t save the world — but this brand hopes you’ll buy it anyway

Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture September 24, 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

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

a large yellow instrument the size of a car goes into the ocean off of the side of a ship with crew in orange vests surrounding it

Outrage rescued an important ocean research program. Crucial ones remain at risk.

Senators saved a network of ocean sensors from "supreme stupidity." But other cutting-edge efforts are running out of funding, too.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Oceans June 23, 2026

Aerial view of multiple solar panels on rooftops

Inside the government’s push to divert Puerto Rico solar funds to a bankrupt utility

Internal documents show the Department of Energy knew the decision "may generate negative commentary" and be perceived as "undue favoritism."

Naveena Sadasivam Energy June 17, 2026

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