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Composite of six climate fiction illustrations from previous Imagine 2200 collections. Illustrators: Stefan Grosse Halbuer, Grace J. Kim, Carolina Rodríguez Fuenmayor, Rebekka Dunlap, Taj Francis, Mikyung Lee

Imagine 2200: Write the future

Everything you need to know about the 2024/2025 Imagine 2200 climate fiction short story contest, celebrating the futures we want to see.

Grist staff Climate Fiction March 27, 2024

A man wearing waders and a vest uses a net to remove dead salmon from the foamy water of a river polluted with firefighting foam flame retardant.

The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination

A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.

Joseph Winters Health May 18, 2023

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell looks on during a House of Representatives hearing in July of 2023.

Biden’s FEMA director tried to fix the agency. Did she succeed?

In an exclusive interview, Biden FEMA chief Deanne Criswell discusses her attempts to create a “very different” disaster agency.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather September 4, 2024

Protest signs call for reduction in plastic production

Plastic chemicals are inescapable — and they’re messing with our hormones

Researchers say the U.N.'s global plastics treaty must reduce production and protect public health.

Joseph Winters Science March 22, 2024

A woman runs along a lake as the sun rises next to power lines.

Smart thermostats are helping Arizona’s grid ride out extreme heat

Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.

Jeff St. John, Canary Media Energy September 24, 2023

The surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines

“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”

Katie Myers Science October 5, 2023

Lake Shasta, California's largest dam and water reservoir feeding the Sacramento River, sits at historically low levels in July 2015.

How the Western drought has increased carbon emissions

Hydropower loss added 121 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 20 years — about the same as putting 1.3 million more cars on the road.

Jake Bittle Energy July 10, 2023

How to conduct your own reporting and research on state trust lands

A guide to using Grist's database.

Maria Parazo Rose Indigenous Affairs February 6, 2024

Guam gets pummeled by Typhoon Mawar — another cyclone charged by warming seas

It's the strongest cyclone to hit the U.S. territory in 20 years.

Max Graham Extreme Weather May 24, 2023

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