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Beneath Greenland’s ice lies a climate solution — and a new geopolitical battleground

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China's stranglehold on the market?

Matt Simon Energy March 26, 2025

A row of test tubes with snippets of seaweed inside

The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, from water to weeds

Not all critical minerals need to come from digging up the earth.

Grist staff Energy March 26, 2025

Illustration of a man lighting an intentional, prescribed fire at the edge of a forest

Why loving trees sometimes means cutting them down

An outdated land management ideology with roots in colonialism is keeping California and the West from taking essential steps toward mitigating increasingly destructive wildfires.

Kristina Rizga Science August 17, 2023

The Denka Performance Elastomer Plant at sunset in Reserve, La.

DOJ sues ‘Cancer Alley’ polluter

The Justice Department is suing a major petrochemical company, arguing that its chemical plant in Reserve, Louisiana, poses an unacceptable risk to the health and welfare of the area’s majority-Black population.

Joseph Winters March 2, 2023

a man in a hat and suit stands in front of a podium with the presidential seal. Behind him, a beautiful field and mountain

Biden’s landmark climate law just turned 1. Here’s what you missed.

The anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act arrives to low name recognition and as climate change batters the nation.

Tik Root Politics August 16, 2023

Four Indigenous people wearing red clothes stand in a forest

The world’s healthiest forests are on Indigenous land. Here’s why.

A new report finds Indigenous land rights are key to preserving biodiversity.

Joseph Lee Global Indigenous Affairs Desk October 28, 2022

Women activists protest and demand a Loss and Damage fund during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 17, 2022.

UN countries agreed to support climate reparations. Now they’re deadlocked on the details.

The celebrated “loss and damage” fund is stalled over disagreements about who should pay in, who should receive funds, and the role of the World Bank.

Naveena Sadasivam International October 19, 2023

An aerial image of a muddy river running through a town lined with trees.

As climate risks increase, Mississippi River towns look to each other for solutions

Climate change means communities along the Mississippi River are experiencing longer and higher floods in springtime, flash flooding from heavy rains, as well as prolonged droughts.

Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio Solutions January 6, 2024

Why Maine’s climate-conscious governor vetoed an offshore wind bill

Climate priorities and labor standards are colliding, threatening to stall wind energy in a renewable-friendly state.

Naveena Sadasivam Energy June 29, 2023

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