EartherClimate Change Apple TV+’s Extrapolations Is a Missed Opportunity It's possible to make compelling dramas about the horrors of climate change, but the new series Extrapolations misses the mark. By Molly Taft Published March 24, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Does Your Community Have Lead in Its Soil? Here’s What to Do Lead is not just a problem of the past. With these tips, you can help protect everyone’s future. Yvette Cabrera, Grist Published March 24, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change See D.C.’s Early Blooming Cherry Blossoms After a Super-Warm Winter The beautiful pink blossoms are already on full display after spring sprung way early. By Lauren Leffer Published March 24, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy Texas Residents Blast Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s Plan To Dump Wastewater Into The Colorado River The treated wastewater would come from the Boring Company’s facilities and the community that will be built there for employees. By Angely Mercado Published March 23, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change See How a Wild, Wet Winter Has Transformed California Reservoirs are full again, landscapes are greener—but the state's water troubles are far from over. By Molly Taft Published March 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Major Storm Hits California, Leaving Over 100,000 Without Power Hurricane-force winds battered the Bay Area as yet another atmospheric river moved over the state. By Angely Mercado Published March 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Scientists See Photosynthesis Happening in Detail, Thanks to New Laser Technique New research sheds light on the little-known processes of photosynthesis and could lead to better solar power. By Molly Taft Published March 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy The UN Wants Big Oil’s Help on Climate. Good Luck With That Will oil CEOs change their business models to focus on renewables, or are we just in for more greenwashing? By Molly Taft Published March 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Why the Longest Coal Strike in Alabama History Ended With No New Contract As coal declines, miners' unions are struggling to bargain for better conditions. Tushar Khurana, Grist Published March 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy How Paris Plans to Keep Athletes Cool Sans Air Conditioning During the 2024 Olympics Organizers say that using water to cool buildings could slash emissions associated with the worldwide games. By Angely Mercado Published March 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage Scientists Get Closer to Sustainable, Biodegradable Glass Researchers tested biodegradable glass beads in the lab, in soil, and even in mice to see how the materials broke down over time. By Angely Mercado Published March 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherCities This New NYC Hospital Is Designed to Be Hurricane-Proof Its predecessor was wrecked in Hurricane Sandy, but the new Ruth Bader Ginsberg Hospital in Brooklyn should be able to avoid flooding and blackouts. By Angely Mercado Published March 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy A Government Program Hopes to Find Critical Minerals Right Beneath Our Feet Federal scientists are using recon flights and field research to track down metals that are key to the energy transition. Maddie Stone, Grist Published March 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change New IPCC Report: ‘Rapidly Closing Window of Opportunity’ to Reverse Climate Change The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is a "survival guide for humanity." By Molly Taft Updated March 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage ESG Is ‘Satan’s Plan,’ Utah’s Treasurer Says Marlo Oaks also gave a presentation last month in which he used Hitler to illustrate some of the purported evils of environmental social governance. By Molly Taft Published March 17, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Hundreds of Thousands of Birds Simply Didn’t Breed After a Stormy Summer in Antarctica Researchers found "zero breeding success" among seabirds in Antarctica. By Angely Mercado Published March 17, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy The Dubious Economic Calculus Behind the Willow Project The ConocoPhillips venture is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t achieve either. Zoya Teirstein & Jake Bittle, Grist Published March 17, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Leading Denier Think Tank Uses AI Image of Dead Whale and Wind Turbines The Texas Public Policy Foundation used AI to push a misleading story about renewable energy—a practice that could soon become widespread. By Molly Taft Published March 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Texas Education Officials Want to Rewrite Climate Science in State Textbooks Instead of connecting global warming to rising emissions, conservatives in the state want schools to ascribe the changes to “natural” fluctuations. By Angely Mercado Published March 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Photos Show California Under Water After Atmospheric River Storms The state has been beset by a series of extreme rainfall events that have catapulted its primary weather worry from 'not enough water' to 'far too much'. By Lauren Leffer Published March 15, 2023 | Comments (0)
