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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

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

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

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

The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic

A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.

Joseph Winters Accountability May 12, 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

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

The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual

A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

Matt Simon Wildfires June 5, 2025

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