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How Trump’s war on climate and equity is impacting ‘woke investing’

Shifting political and regulatory winds have led to fewer shareholder resolutions on environmental and social issues.

Joseph Winters Business April 9, 2025

CHICAGO - FEB 12: The claws of a scrap handler machine prepares to move piles of scrap metal at General Iron Industries in Chicago, Illinois on FEB 12, 2011.

Illinois EPA must revamp its permitting process after Chicago activists file civil rights complaint

“It shouldn't have to be this hard to get these common sense rules in place.”

Siri Chilukuri & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Cities February 25, 2024

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‘Consensus kills ambition’: UN plastics treaty talks end without an agreement

Procedural hurdles once again foil progress on a global agreement to end plastic pollution.

Joseph Winters International August 15, 2025

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Why the EPA is relying on unproven technology to stop cancer-causing emissions

Regulators hope sealed enclosures can keep a dangerous chemical from getting loose. Experts think they’re wrong.

Naveena Sadasivam, Lylla Younes, & Joaquín A. Rosado Lebrón Accountability August 22, 2024

How climate change endangers mothers and children

Rising temperatures are rewriting the earliest stages of life, according to a new report.

Zoya Teirstein Health August 13, 2025

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A former Utah coal town could soon become a hub for low-carbon cement

Terra CO2 wants to make cement additives from mining waste. The startup could get a $52.6 million DOE grant to build a clean energy factory near Salt Lake City.

Maria Gallucci Energy October 26, 2024

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‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data

A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.

Joseph Winters Accountability May 29, 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

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