EartherClimate Change Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blows Into U.S., Setting Stage for Another Miserable Summer Wildfire smoke causes at least 16,000 deaths per year in the U.S. and is predicted to get worse by 2050. By Matt Novak Published May 13, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change How the Dairy Industry Took Over Your Feed A vast constellation of celebrities, from Kelly Ripa to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have helped push dairy sales. H. Claire Brown, Grist Published May 13, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change First New U.S. Aluminum Smelter in 45 Years Could Cut Production Emissions by 75% The Green Aluminum Smelter could double the amount of virgin aluminum the U.S. produces. Maddie Stone, Grist Published May 10, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Return-to-Office Mandates Could Get in the Way of Some Supposedly Important Corporate Goals The problem with forcing people back to the office? All the carbon emissions. Kate Yoder, Grist Published April 30, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Photos: Hellish Dust Storm in Greece Leaves Athens Dark Orange The dusty event, nicknamed Minerva Red, is one of the largest of its kind seen in over five years. By Ed Cara Published April 25, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherCities Cities Scramble to Find Trees That Will Survive the Century “Everybody is looking for the magic tree" as arborists seek a whole new urban forest. Laura Hautala, Grist Published April 24, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change The World’s Getting So Hot, Scientists Needed a New Color There's a new threat category beyond red to indicate extreme, dangerous heat. By Isaac Schultz Published April 23, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage Staggering Quantities of Valuable Metals Are Winding Up in the Garbage Bin Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining. Maddie Stone, Grist Published April 22, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change UAE Denies Rumors That Cloud Seeding Caused Record-Breaking Flooding Social media was flooded with claims that the historic rain in Dubai had nothing to do with climate change. By Matt Novak Published April 18, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy A 300-Mile Transmission Line Could Help Decarbonize the Southeast. Power Companies Want to Stop It Some lawmakers and local utilities are against a project that advocates say would reduce power bills and protect residents from blackouts. Gautama Mehta, Grist Published April 17, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science Fool’s Gold Might Actually Become Valuable Pyrite can contain an in-demand element that has sparked its own 'gold rush.' By Isaac Schultz Published April 15, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Georgia’s Vogtle Plant Could Be the Beginning—or the End—of America’s New Nuclear Era The $35 billion nuclear project is an investment in the future or a cautionary tale, depending whom you ask. Gautama Mehta, Grist Published April 9, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage Amazon Is Ditching Plastic Packaging Abroad—but Using Even More in the U.S. A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations. Joseph Winters, Grist Published April 4, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation A Toxic Grass Is Spreading in the U.S., Threatening Livestock Cows lose their hooves, fail to put on weight, and produce less milk after eating tall fescue grass. Can it be stopped? Robert Langellier, Grist Published March 29, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Emission Impossible: Two Reporters Tried to Ditch Natural Gas. Chaos Ensued A year of cascading decisions and obstacles strained our wallets and tested our notions of comfort and sacrifice. Tik Root, Grist Published March 25, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage Trackers Placed in Amazon Packaging Reveal What Really Happens to Store Drop-Off Recycling Amazon says its plastic packaging can be recycled. An investigation finds it usually isn’t. Joseph Winters, Grist Published March 20, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy The EPA Is Cracking Down on the Carcinogen Used to Sterilize Medical Equipment Although the rule will slash ethylene oxide emissions by some 90%, "there's still a lot more to be done." Lylla Younes, Grist Published March 19, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Kitten Season Is a ‘Natural Disaster’ That’s Only Getting Worse The trend is bad news for animal shelters and wildlife alike. Sachi Mulkey, Grist Published March 18, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice The Pentagon Is Trying to Dodge Lawsuits Over a Product It Helped Invent The U.S. government is seeking immunity from 27 lawsuits related to a toxic firefighting foam. Zoya Teirstein, Grist Published March 14, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage Detergent Pods Are Just the Start of Clothing’s Microplastic Pollution Problem A New York City bill to ban laundry pods is one of many proposed solutions to an environmental disaster. Joseph Winters, Grist Published March 11, 2024 | Comments (0)
