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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.
Now that Californians can get fined $500-a-day for overwatering their lawns, businesses that paint lawns green are expanding.
You'd think insurance firms have a strong financial incentive to get ahead of climate change-induced trouble. Think again, says a new report.
On Oct. 1, Massachusetts institutions producing more than a ton of leftovers a week must donate the scraps instead of dumping them.
Now back to work after a sabbatical, Grist blogger David Roberts reflects on digital overload, work-life balance, and other good stuff.
Organic farmer Paul Hain wants to ban fracking in San Benito County, Calif. A local ballot initiative may help him get his wish.
After calls for voluntary conservation didn't work, the drought-stricken state is cracking down on profligate water use.
A new documentary about veterans turned farmers finds that working the soil can be an antidote to the hardships of re-entry.
In an interview with Grist, the outgoing Maryland governor talks about how to make progress on climate change.
