A recent review of dozens of internal Exxon documents from the 1970s and ‘80s found that company scientists knew a lot more than the basics of what greenhouse gasses were doing to the planet.
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Submissions are now open for the 2023-2024 #Imagine2200 climate fiction short story contest, celebrating the futures we want to see. Submit your entry today: bit.ly/3YZs887
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The slow creep of oil fields has finally reached Alaska's northern coast, with heavy consequences for the Nuiqsut community.
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As the world increasingly turns toward natural climate solutions like reforestation and grassland restoration to sequester carbon, it may be overlooking a crucial ally: animals.
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A new report found that a "staggering volume" of PFAS, or forever chemicals, are being injected into fracked wells — increasing the potential for environmental contamination and human exposure.
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News about flesh-eating bacteria may make your skin crawl, but in a warming world, diseases like Vibrio vulnificus are expanding.
While still rare, a new study found infections increased eightfold between 1988 and 2018. And it's moving up the East Coast.
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My last story for (🥲) is out today, and it's quite different than anything I've written before. I hope you'll give it a read.
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Sponsorships, stacked panels, dance parties: Inside utilities' campaign to convince regulators of the bright future for natural gas.
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Droughts and floods are already intensifying as the world warms, putting solid observational data behind a trend scientists have long predicted and one that’s becoming increasingly visible to ordinary people.
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Is lead lurking in the soil around you?
Here are eight actions you can take to make your community safer. Published in partnership with :
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President Biden issued the first veto of his presidency last week on a measure that would have overturned a Labor Department rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider environmental and social impacts when making investment decisions.
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A proposed renewable energy project in Kauai promises to supply up to a quarter of the island’s total power usage by diverting 4 billion gallons of water a year from the Waimea River and its tributaries. Via :
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White House economists warned this week that rising temperatures threaten infrastructure, insurance programs, and human health.
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How limited broadband and weather forecasting are leaving rural Americans at risk from climate disasters. In collaboration with :
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A new report lays out how US could take more aggressive stance on fossil fuels.
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Japanese trading house Itochu controls a 36,000-unit virtual power plant. Up next? Unleashing it to help the national grid decarbonize. Via :
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Weather alerts can save lives — but you have to have a good internet connection. Produced in collaboration with :
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Internal FBI documents indicate a larger federal law enforcement assessment related to “Anarchist extremism” and domestic terrorism for "Cop City" protests. Produced in partnership with :
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Investment strategy ESG is called “woke capitalism” by the right and “greenwashing” by the left. But to most investors, it’s just common sense.
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The world's top climate scientists say current policies are not enough to stave off the most devastating consequences of climate change. A new report lists 10 ways to constrain polluting infrastructure and achieve key climate goals.
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A decades-long fight for the Navajo Nation’s water rights reaches the Supreme Court.
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White House economists warned this week that rising temperatures threaten infrastructure, insurance programs, and human health.
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Lead poisoning is often considered a problem of the past. But its legacy lingers today, the result of corporate decisions and lagging government action. Published in partnership with :
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Welcome to Utah, where pipeline protests could now get you at least five years in prison: grist.org/protest/utah-c via
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As world leaders gather in New York this week for the United Nations Water Conference to negotiate a Water Action Agenda, Indigenous leaders are demanding a seat at the table.
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Looking to enjoy the very best in environmental storytelling? The 2023 is going on now through March 26! Grist is excited to be a Media Partner for this year's hybrid event - now offering in-person & virtual screenings. Learn more at bit.ly/3lZepAc. #DCEFF
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Documents reveal that the FBI was using "Cop City" protests to track Chicago activists. Produced in partnership with :
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In places likes East Kentucky, weather alerts can save lives — but you have to have a good internet connection. Produced in collaboration with :
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Read the collaboration between and here: dailyyonder.com/rural-kentucky
Our reporters and write about how many rural KY residents lacked adequate warning about the flood!
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The FBI has been monitoring local activists who oppose the construction of a police training center in Atlanta. Records obtained by Type and reveal that activists in Chicago have also been swept up in the investigation. New from :
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“Our world needs climate action on all fronts — everything, everywhere, all at once.”
Climate change is getting worse — but ‘urgent action’ can turn things around, say UN climate scientists.
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Lead contamination is not just a problem of the past. With these tips, you can help protect everyone’s future. Published in partnership with :
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Up to 1.2 million cigarette butts could be consumed by oyster mushrooms that break down toxins and microplastics as part of a government-funded trial in Victoria, Australia. Via :
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This week, the Department of Justice filed a legal motion on the EPA’s behalf asking a judge to order a Louisiana plant to substantially decrease releases of a cancer-causing chemical it’s been emitting for half a century.
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“Farming is healing. Farming is medicine. Farming is getting to a place where people are finding respect for the land and also themselves.” - Jonshell Johnson-Whitten, a farmer in our series “Deeply Rooted” with .io.
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Climate change is generating major economic problems in the United States, the Biden administration said in an annual report published this week.
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This young Black farmer and educator in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward discovered the potential for not just healthy food options through farming, but also for community empowerment. Produced in partnership with + :
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1/6 Lead contaminates soil in communities around the country, often from long-gone pollution sources overlooked by officials. We partnered with to continue investigating this issue. ⬇️
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The only way to stop the long-lasting harms of lead poisoning in children is to end exposure to the chemical — and with data-driven and community-based action, that’s possible. Produced in partnership with :
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