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offshore oil drilling rig floats in Gulf of Mexico

Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated

Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tristan Baurick Energy January 30, 2025

Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, speaks at a forum on increasing global renewable energies capacity and efficiency during day two of the high-level segment of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 02, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

At COP28, Trump and GOP threaten Biden’s climate promises

Grist shadowed a top White House official as she navigated the high-stakes conference — and Republican hijinks.

Naveena Sadasivam COP28 December 12, 2023

Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Katie Myers Accountability March 25, 2025

Talking about climate change can be awkward. Just ask Tim Robinson.

Does cringe comedy have anything to teach climate scientists?

Kate Yoder Culture February 15, 2024

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

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

Vi Waghivi pictured in a 2017 photo in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Alaska Natives want the US military to clean up its toxic waste

Now they're turning to the UN for help.

Anita Hofschneider Indigenous Affairs March 19, 2025

compactor machine on top of pile of waste at landfill with large flock of seagulls flying above

An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.

The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture May 9, 2025

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