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Electric workers in a boom lift work on a transmission line with a snow-capped mountain in the background.

America’s grid isn’t ready for a renewable future. A new federal rule could change that.

The regulation requires grid operators to develop plans to build out the transmission needed to deliver on Biden’s climate agenda.

Syris Valentine Energy May 14, 2024

The exterior of a factory that is painted white and reads Blue Oval

Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries

Amid its $20 billion EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.

Julian Spector, Canary Media Energy December 21, 2025

Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.

Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.

Matt Simon Food and Agriculture February 5, 2025

Collage of solar panel cut out and missing from a Puerto Rican rooftop on the left, with photo of Trump filling in the shape of a solar panel on the right

Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding

The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.

Naveena Sadasivam Energy April 2, 2026

A photo shoes a feathery, bamboo-like plant standing alongside a stream

How a species of bamboo could help protect the South from future floods

In the face of mounting climate disasters, tribes, scientists, and Southern communities are rallying around a nearly forgotten native plant.

Emily Cataneo Solutions December 10, 2025

Coexistence Over Conflict in India’s Farmlands

By reconnecting fragmented habitats, researcher Krithi Karanth is pioneering ways to reduce conflict between people and wildlife.

Grist Creative Sponsored by McNulty Foundation December 10, 2025

A plaque that reads United States Environmental Protection Agency on a building

Closures of EPA’s regional environmental justice offices will hurt rural America

Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.

Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder Justice April 5, 2025

A map of the United States’ vulnerability to dangers such as fire, flooding, and pollution

How does climate change threaten your neighborhood? A new map has the details.

All 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana.

Kate Yoder Extreme Weather October 2, 2023

Activists participate in a climate protest during the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. The photo shows people linking hands and walking on a road.

After COP30, Indigenous advocates celebrate gains while warning of unfinished work

“They can’t decide for us without us.”

Anita Hofschneider COP30 December 4, 2025

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