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Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements

A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.

Sam Cowie, Cícero Pedrosa Neto, & Isabel Harari Accountability March 14, 2026

A voluntarily fallowed field stands next to an active wheat field at the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation along the Colorado River near the California-Arizona border.

Feds ease up on Colorado River restrictions — for now

This year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse. But a reckoning is on the horizon.

Jake Bittle Drought August 15, 2023

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Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles

Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.

Wufei Yu Labor October 8, 2025

Cooking oil has a deforestation problem. A startup says it has a solution.

Palm and soy are taking over the world's cropland. Enter Zero Acre Farms.

Max Graham Food October 11, 2023

At COP28, world leaders turn a belated spotlight on human health

Climate health experts applauded the milestone but emphasized the need to phaseout fossil fuels.

Zoya Teirstein COP28 December 5, 2023

There’s still a chance for America to reach net-zero, but it requires drastic action

That includes building more renewables, selling more electric vehicles, and fixing up more buildings.

Lyric Aquino Economics October 5, 2023

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How unchecked ‘excess emissions’ ballooned in Texas

Over the last two decades, state regulators have allowed companies to release more than a billion pounds of excess pollution.

Naveena Sadasivam, Clayton Aldern, Jessie Blaeser, & Chad Small Accountability June 7, 2023

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Can you solve the world’s trillion-dollar climate finance puzzle?

As countries deadlock at COP29, take Grist’s quiz to find out whose side you’re on.

Jake Bittle COP29 November 13, 2024

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Hawaii needs to build hundreds more miles of firebreaks to protect against wildfire

Fire officials and landowners have known for years about gaps in Hawaii's firebreaks and fuelbreaks. The problem boils down to money and cooperation.

Thomas Heaton, Honolulu Civil Beat Wildfires September 17, 2023

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