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How Washington State pioneered an ‘all hands, all lands’ wildfire prevention strategy

With catastrophic wildfires on the rise, Washington State has implemented a holistic approach to fire prevention — and it’s working.

Grist Creative Sponsored by Washington Department of Natural Resources March 4, 2025

Amy Bowers Cordalis: ‘I got to blow up a dam’

At Grist’s Turning the Tide event at SF Climate Week, attorney and activist Amy Bowers Cordalis shared her story of three pivotal moments that brought the salmon back to Klamath.

Grist staff Grist Events May 14, 2026

A front end loader removes trash and beads left on Bourbon Street after Mardi Gras in 2009

New Orleans wants to fix its Mardi Gras mess. So why is the trash pile still growing?

This year's Carnival resulted in 1.4 tons of beads, beer cans, and other trash along the city’s parade routes — the highest total on record.

Tristan Baurick Cities May 11, 2026

Cityscape of downtown Denver with the Flatirons and Longs Peak in the background from a drone perspective

Colorado’s dirty secret: A $500 billion mining industry built on Indigenous land

A new report says that it’s only a fraction of the almost $2 trillion the state has made on stolen land.

Taylar Dawn Stagner Indigenous Affairs July 8, 2024

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How do you reduce the carbon footprint of a political convention? One donation at a time.

Organizers want the 50,000 attendees to pitch in toward solutions.

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Politics August 20, 2024

a fast-food worker tends to chicken pieces roasting on a grill in an El Pollo Loco restaurant

Workers are facing dangerous heat — even inside fast-food restaurants

Rising temperatures and chronically broken cooling systems are turning the lunch rush into a deadly risk for some workers.

Frida Garza Labor August 29, 2025

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The shifting jet stream has magnified wildfires and plagues. What’s next?

New research shows that the patterns of Earth’s high winds have led to serious problems on the ground.

Kate Yoder Science October 4, 2024

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Research shows that what you call climate change doesn’t matter much

People don't need "climate emergency" or "global boiling" to make them worried. They're already worried.

Kate Yoder Language August 19, 2024

barrels labeled radioactive LSA and hazardous waste

Utah Republicans see storing nuclear waste as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’

Some think a Trump administration plan is a chance to boost communities that hemorrhaged jobs after coal plants closed.

Leia Larsen & Matt Ward Energy March 24, 2026

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