The latest from the Grist on the environment

Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children.
Author: Tristan Baurick
Posted: February 13, 2026, 9:45 am
New SEC restrictions could sideline the small shareholders who have driven high-profile climate fights in recent years.
Author: Tik Root
Posted: February 13, 2026, 9:30 am
Waxes containing PFAS are banned at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three athletes already have been disqualified for using them.
Author: Tik Root
Posted: February 12, 2026, 9:56 pm
The EPA’s repeal of the “endangerment finding” could threaten automakers and oil companies — if it survives in court.
Author: Jake Bittle
Posted: February 12, 2026, 7:01 pm
There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
Author: Frida Garza
Posted: February 12, 2026, 9:45 am
Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.
Author: Zoya Teirstein
Posted: February 12, 2026, 9:30 am
For "the caribou people," protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge means protecting a way of life.
Author: Miacel Spotted Elk
Posted: February 11, 2026, 9:45 am
Power companies are already building more costly fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers may actually need.
Author: Emily Jones
Posted: February 10, 2026, 6:26 pm
As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.
Author: Naveena Sadasivam
Posted: February 10, 2026, 9:45 am
Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, clean power source deep within the Earth.
Author: Matt Simon
Posted: February 10, 2026, 9:30 am