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We asked climate leaders what’s keeping them inspired. Here’s what they said.

"There are going to be times that are very, very hard, and we are in one of them. And we have to keep going with passion, dogged determination, and belief that we can make the impossible possible."

Grist staff Solutions April 21, 2026

Water pours from the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River in Washington.

Rivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?

With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.

Syris Valentine Drought April 26, 2024

An aerial view of a farm along a river floodplain

Hurricane Helene ravaged farmers’ topsoil. They’re still fighting to build it back.

"We're dirt farmers. Our primary job is to tend the dirt. That's the basis of everything."

Irina Zhorov Extreme Weather April 15, 2026

Trawl fishermen empty a net full of fish onto the deck of a boat

Bottom trawling shreds the seafloor. It may also be a huge source of carbon emissions.

Dragging nets along the ocean bed wrecks marine life, but researchers can’t agree on how bad it is for the climate.

Max Graham Food January 21, 2024

Aerial view of sterilizer facility in Georgia

Two lawsuits challenge the EPA’s regulation of ethylene oxide

As the regulatory fight over toxic sterilization facilities continues, the health of more than 14 million people may hang in the balance.

Naveena Sadasivam & Lylla Younes Regulation August 16, 2024

Hazy smoke with blue heron in the middle

The American West’s megafires are silencing birds

One sound index used to monitor biodiversity fell by as much as 15 percent following particularly smoky days, according to a new study.

Naveena Sadasivam Wildfires August 14, 2024

photograph of a wet road with the dome of the Capitol building reflected upside down in a puddle

Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much.

The bill, which just passed Congress, is a bailout for commodity growers and leaves small farmers — and U.S. consumers — out to dry.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture July 3, 2025

This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.

And it’s getting worse with extreme heat.

Jesse Nichols Video May 16, 2024

What does climate change mean for agriculture? Less food and more emissions.

New research sheds light on how rising temperatures are squeezing farmers and raising prices for consumers.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture June 30, 2025

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