Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis. | Continue reading
From harassment to kidnapping and arrest, Indigenous advocates who face reprisals for their work say the U.N. must protect them. | Continue reading
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions. | Continue reading
23 states want the Biden administration's EPA to curtail its approach to environmental justice. | Continue reading
A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident. | Continue reading
This week, delegates continue negotiations for a global plastics treaty. They have a lot to do. | Continue reading
“Everybody is looking for the magic tree.” | Continue reading
Elections for the state's Public Service Commission have been on hold for years. | Continue reading
"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier." | Continue reading
Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows. | Continue reading
The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity. | Continue reading
After almost two centuries, the Indigenous Nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois. | Continue reading
The Biden administration aims to sign up 20,000 people in the program's first year. | Continue reading
COP29 could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders are calling for a moratorium before it's too late. | Continue reading
After a federal court rejected their lawsuit, tribes are turning to the U.N. for help. | Continue reading
Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back. | Continue reading
New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own research. | Continue reading
An officer with the Georgia Public Service Commission says a private company can take land from 18 property owners in Sparta. | Continue reading
The long-awaited Interior Department policy will raise financial assurance and royalty rates. | Continue reading
Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals. | Continue reading
A new legal theory suggests that oil companies could be taken to court for every kind of homicide in the United States, short of first-degree murder. The idea of “climate homicide” is getting attention in law schools and district attorney’s offices around the country. A paper pub … | Continue reading
From low birth weight to wildfire smoke, kids can bear the brunt of climate change. | Continue reading
Now, climate change is adding urgency to those pledges. | Continue reading
Indigenous peoples around the world are harassed and killed at alarming rates. Will the world act? | Continue reading
Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining. | Continue reading
"It does continuously feel like that you are trying to prove that you are worthy of life." | Continue reading
Miners say the "overdue" regulation's success will depend upon upon effective enforcement. | Continue reading
Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland. | Continue reading
In this excerpt, Grist senior editor L.V. Anderson explores the growing market of climate-proof coffee alternatives. | Continue reading
Louisiana lawmakers and local utilities. | Continue reading
Scientists say it's shaping up to be the worst one yet. | Continue reading
The Biden administration is trying to punish Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. The state’s Republican politicians are fighting back. | Continue reading
Activists found more than 5,000 trucks and buses passing through a single neighborhood in a day. | Continue reading
This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth. | Continue reading
The climate benefits of shared e-scooters depend upon how companies deploy and manage them, and what steps are taken to keep riders safe. | Continue reading
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system. | Continue reading
The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility. | Continue reading
The DOE is tripling efficiency standards for light bulbs, a move that will cut CO2 emissions by 70 million metric tons and save consumers $27 billion over 30 years. | Continue reading
In a resignation letter, an adviser called carbon credits "scientifically, socially, and from a climate perspective a hoax." | Continue reading
As COP29 climate talks approach, developing nations are pushing for a huge boost in decarbonization and disaster funding. | Continue reading
But the agency stopped short of telling company to move. | Continue reading
Advice from an Indigenous researcher: "To go fast, start slow." | Continue reading
The White House's own environmental justice progress report gives little insight into the green benefits delivered to disadvantaged communities. | Continue reading
New analysis finds "quite a big gap" between 51 companies' emissions targets and their plans to actually achieve them. | Continue reading
This is a paid six-week journalism training program. Apply by April 22. | Continue reading
In honor of our 100th issue of Looking Forward, here are some of the most surprising, most actionable, and most fun solutions we've explored together. | Continue reading
Although there are thousands of forever chemicals, the new regulation targets six of the most pervasive ones. | Continue reading
Climate change is coming for your morning joe. Startups are betting that substitutes made out of date seeds and chickpeas are the answer. | Continue reading