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Sandy could result in kinder, gentler subway rats

If the dominant rats were further down in the tunnels, mostly submissive rats would have survived. Which could make rats nicer overall. Maybe. Probably not.

Jess Zimmerman Uncategorized October 31, 2012

3 climate hawks who won their races

… and five climate hawks who lost.

Lisa Hymas Politics November 5, 2014

Tackling climate change presents a “golden opportunity” for public health

Could improving public health help curb climate change?

Lynne Peeples Culture September 22, 2014

Climate change is driving heat waves around the world

A new report pins the blame for a recent spate of heat waves on human-caused climate change -- but for the California drought, the evidence is murkier.

Kate Sheppard Climate & Energy September 30, 2014

The obvious relationship between climate and family planning — and why we don’t talk about it

If we are to foster a broader conversation about global warming, one that includes population, it's important to remember why the topic has been largely off limits for so long.

Valerie Tarico Culture September 24, 2014

Rather than killing sharks, this town moves them away from human-infested waters

Recife, Brazil, has taken a shockingly non-hysterical approach to reducing shark attacks. Fly fishers everywhere call it catch-and-release.

Jim Meyer Uncategorized August 13, 2014

Here’s why the Freedom Tower isn’t the greenest building in America after all

Under pressure to get a publishing giant into the iconic tower, the site's developers may have sacrificed a core part of its green plans.

James West Technology December 9, 2014

California is (finally) taking steps to regulate its groundwater

Thirsty Californians now need to think twice before they tap that aquifer.

Madeleine Thomas Culture September 19, 2014

How one Pacific Northwest tribe is carving out a resistance to coal — and winning

A Grist fellow visited the Lummi Nation, to find out how the tribe has been able to successfully push back (so far) against Big Coal.

Amber Cortes & Grist staff Climate & Energy August 15, 2014

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