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![Illustration of a man lighting an intentional, prescribed fire at the edge of a forest]()
![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An outdated land management ideology with roots in colonialism is keeping California and the West from taking essential steps toward mitigating increasingly destructive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.
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![an aerial photo of the coast and burned out shells of buildings]()
Housing on Maui is scarce. Where will fire survivors go?
FEMAʻs recovery effort in Hawaiʻi will be much harder than in the continental U.S.
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![a man in a hat and suit stands in front of a podium with the presidential seal. Behind him, a beautiful field and mountain]()
![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.
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![Cows graze among olive trees on a farm in Texas.]()
![Cows graze among olive trees on a farm in Texas.]()
Livestock are dying in the heat. This little-known farming method offers a solution.
Silvopasture could make for healthier soil — and keep cattle alive during sweltering summers.
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Gulf Coast carbon capture gets $1 billion boost from Biden administration
Texas and Louisiana slated for largest-ever investment in "direct air capture."
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![Aerial view of Louisiana Barataria Bay]()
![Aerial view of Louisiana Barataria Bay]()
Louisiana breaks ground on experimental project to rebuild lost wetlands
The Mid-Barataria Diversion Project is a cornerstone of a $50 billion effort to save the state’s eroding coast.
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![Illustration of woman sitting inside a glass jar filed with trash]()
![Illustration of woman sitting inside a glass jar filed with trash]()
When climate solutions stop trending
Grist’s summer package, Remember When, looks back at some of the environmental trends that either fizzled or evolved, and what we can learn from them.
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Biden designates Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument
The move by the Biden administration protects nearly a million acres of Indigenous land from future uranium mining.
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![A sign is affixed to a concrete barrier, in front of a private beach. It reads]()
![A sign is affixed to a concrete barrier, in front of a private beach. It reads]()
On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay
Residents dogged by frequent flooding have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.
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![Photo of people putting recycling into dumpsters. A sign says bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard are accepted]()
![Photo of people putting recycling into dumpsters. A sign says bottles, cans, paper, and cardboard are accepted]()
Do you have ‘recycling bias’?
Decades of messaging urging us to recycle crowded out other options — like consuming less in the first place.
