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Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans
Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans
Governor Josh Shapiro pulled out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in exchange for a budget. Critics say he “got rolled.”
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December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans
Billions in climate funding were debated at COP30. What did countries agree on? What’s still stuck? Grist brings you the debrief in a live event Dec 11. Save your spot now. https://luma.com/34kdkcyw
UN Conference Takes on Climate: Outcomes from Belém · Zoom · Luma
Delegates from around the world recently gathered at the 30th annual United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém, Brazil to negotiate how the…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Billions in climate funding were debated at COP30. What did countries agree on? What’s still stuck? Grist brings you the debrief in a live event Dec 11. Save your spot now. https://luma.com/34kdkcyw
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December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Receive up to a $5,000 grant for a climate or environmental reporting project in rural communities. Open to both newsrooms and freelancers. Apply by Dec. 3 https://grist.org/updates/grist-opens-applications-for-new-rural-reporting-grants-on-climate-and-environmental-justice/
Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions
A new report lays out the case for action -- instead of waiting for more data.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions
The Department of Justice wants to join a cruise ship industry lawsuit against Hawaiʻi’s new green tax on visitors to the islands (via @civilbeat.bsky.social) https://grist.org/politics/hawai%ca%bbis-green-fee-is-latest-climate-change-effort-challenged-by-trump/
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November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Department of Justice wants to join a cruise ship industry lawsuit against Hawaiʻi’s new green tax on visitors to the islands (via @civilbeat.bsky.social) https://grist.org/politics/hawai%ca%bbis-green-fee-is-latest-climate-change-effort-challenged-by-trump/
New England kicks off $450M plan to supercharge heat pump adoption (via @canarymedia.com) https://grist.org/energy/new-england-kicks-off-450m-plan-to-supercharge-heat-pump-adoption/
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November 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
New England kicks off $450M plan to supercharge heat pump adoption (via @canarymedia.com) https://grist.org/energy/new-england-kicks-off-450m-plan-to-supercharge-heat-pump-adoption/
Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?
Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?
Cities and states are trying to ditch America's most hated appliance. They're running into challenges.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?
FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency's fragility under Trump.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
How to make data centers less thirsty
How to make data centers less thirsty
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
How to make data centers less thirsty
How gas stations can become the best place to charge your EV
How gas stations can become the best place to charge your EV
Fuel retailers are betting that fast chargers, clean bathrooms, and tasty snacks will draw EV drivers — and keep their stations central to how motorists refuel.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How gas stations can become the best place to charge your EV
Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal
10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal
This year's U.N. climate negotiations crashed out on a hard truth: It’s all about the money.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal
Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college football stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country. (via @insideclimatenews.org) https://grist.org/buildings/scorching-saturdays-the-rising-heat-threat-inside-football-stadiums/
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November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college football stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country. (via @insideclimatenews.org) https://grist.org/buildings/scorching-saturdays-the-rising-heat-threat-inside-football-stadiums/
Why Iran’s capital is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last (via @vox.com ) https://grist.org/drought/tehrans-water-crisis-is-a-warning-for-every-thirsty-city/
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November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Why Iran’s capital is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last (via @vox.com ) https://grist.org/drought/tehrans-water-crisis-is-a-warning-for-every-thirsty-city/
COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
What was once considered a climate holy grail comes with serious tradeoffs. The world wants more of it anyway.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska
Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska
Yoganathan will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska
Violent ‘storms’ hidden under Antarctica’s ice could be speeding its decline
Violent ‘storms’ hidden under Antarctica’s ice could be speeding its decline
When ice freezes and melts, it creates vortices that drag warmer waters from the depths to the surface, where they eat away at the continent's rapidly degrading ice shelves.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Violent ‘storms’ hidden under Antarctica’s ice could be speeding its decline
‘Climate smart’ beef? After a lawsuit, Tyson agrees to drop the label.
‘Climate smart’ beef? After a lawsuit, Tyson agrees to drop the label.
Advocates say a recent settlement is a ‘win’ in the fight to hold industrial ag giants accountable.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
‘Climate smart’ beef? After a lawsuit, Tyson agrees to drop the label.
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A fire broke out in the pavilion section of #COP30 in Belém this afternoon, forcing an evacuation of the entire conference and the cancellation of meetings today. Source of fire unclear and future of the conference, in its second to last day, also unclear.
November 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A fire broke out in the pavilion section of #COP30 in Belém this afternoon, forcing an evacuation of the entire conference and the cancellation of meetings today. Source of fire unclear and future of the conference, in its second to last day, also unclear.
This pig’s bacon was delicious. But she’s alive and well
This pig’s bacon was delicious. But she’s alive and well
A company called Mission Barns is cultivating pork fat in bioreactors and turning it into meatballs and other products. Honestly, they're pretty darn good.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This pig’s bacon was delicious. But she’s alive and well
At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world
At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world
In the eyes of many developing country leaders, the success of COP30 hinges on the billions of dollars they need to prepare for climate disasters.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
At COP30 in Brazil, countries plan to armor themselves against a warming world
How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
As fast-growing cities and suburbs scramble for new water sources, farmers in East Texas are turning to government regulation to keep their wells from running dry.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising