The latest from the Grist on the environment

A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases, and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state's famed citrus industry.
Author: Ayurella Horn-Muller
Posted: July 26, 2024, 8:45 am
A new study warns that the push for renewable energy could exacerbate socioeconomic disparities among Indigenous communities.
Author: Taylar Dawn Stagner
Posted: July 26, 2024, 8:30 am
GE Vernova’s initial analysis found that the fundamental design is sound and the failure of a turbine off the coast of Nantucket originated in the factory that built the blade.
Author: Syris Valentine
Posted: July 25, 2024, 4:57 pm
Public funding helped electric vehicles go mainstream. Are alternative proteins next — or are they too polarizing?
Author: Frida Garza
Posted: July 25, 2024, 8:45 am
Nitrogen dioxide levels near e-commerce warehouses are 20 percent higher than in other neighborhoods. It can even be measured from space.
Author: Gautama Mehta
Posted: July 25, 2024, 8:30 am
Project Prosperity, a water-for-energy deal between Israel and Jordan, promised major climate adaption in a drought-stricken region. Then October 7 happened.
Author: Saqib Rahim
Posted: July 24, 2024, 8:45 am
Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway.
Author: Jake Bolster
Posted: July 24, 2024, 8:30 am
With heat waves and wildfire smoke emergencies increasing, there's not always a clear pathway for states to access federal aid.
Author: Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Posted: July 24, 2024, 8:15 am
And 2024 is on track to be the hottest year, too.
Author: Matt Simon
Posted: July 24, 2024, 12:39 am
An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew.
Author: Jonathan W. Rosen
Posted: July 23, 2024, 8:30 am