Canada Makes an Unprecedented Push for Multifamily Housing
To tap billions in new infrastructure funds, provinces must require cities to abandon zoning laws that favor single-family homes and encourage climate-friendlier fourplexes.
Real-Time Data Show the Air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Is Even Worse Than Expected
By Naveena Sadasivam / Grist Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The…
Biden’s Border Restriction Are Stranding Climate Migrants in Extreme Heat
Many people seeking asylum are fleeing climate disasters. Biden's latest border move puts them even more at risk.
An Invisible Chemical Is Poisoning Thousands of Unsuspecting Warehouse Workers
Medical supply warehouses can be a significant source of cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions. Only one state is doing anything about it.
In 2023, Organized Labor Became Core to the Climate Movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.
Biden’s $8 Billion Quest to Solve America’s Groundwater Crisis
With little fanfare, the administration is using infrastructure funding to revive dormant plans for pipelines and reservoirs in rural areas across the U.S. West.
A Vital Atlantic Ocean System Could Collapse Sooner Than Previously Thought
Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key ocean “conveyer belt.” New research finds it could collapse completely by 2060.
A New Bill in Oregon Could Target Environmental Protesters as Terrorists
The blue state could become the 20th in the U.S. to enact a so-called critical infrastructure law.
America’s ‘Waste Colonialism’ in Mexico
A new recycling plant in Mexicali raises legal and ethical concerns.
A Looming El Niño Could Give Us a Preview of Life at 1.5C of Warming
The hotter weather pattern might push the Earth into unprecedented territory next year.
California Passed a Milestone Law To Stop Neighborhood Drilling. Now Big Oil Has Launched Its Counterattack
A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory.
Qatar Claims the 2022 World Cup is Carbon Neutral. It’s Not
A new report says stadium construction is largely to blame.
Hurricane Ian Was Powerful. Real Estate Developers Made It Catastrophic.
'Dredge-and-fill' created thousands of homes vulnerable to storm surge.
How a Clean Energy Future is Colliding With Mining’s Dark Past
“No one wants a mine in their backyard.”