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A greener Ramadan: How Atlanta-area mosques are cutting food waste during the Muslim holy month
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/a-greener-ramadan-how-atlanta-area-mosques-are-cutting-food-waste-during-the-muslim-holy-month/
Published: March 16, 2025 13:00
At some places of worship, hundreds of people attend the evening breaking of the fast — which means a lot of discarded food and plastic water bottles. This year, more than a dozen sites of worship are planning “zero-waste” iftars to tackle the problem.
Florida is now a solar superpower. Here’s how it happened.
https://grist.org/energy/florida-is-now-a-solar-superpower-heres-how-it-happened/
Published: March 15, 2025 13:00
The Sunshine State built more large-scale solar than California last year and was again number two for residential, despite state leadership opposed to climate action.
MAGA Teslas? Elon Musk is upending the politics of EVs.
https://grist.org/politics/elon-musk-tesla-trump-republicans-electric-vehicles/
Published: March 14, 2025 08:45
Teslas were once a green status symbol. Donald Trump's second term is changing that.
The future of Gaza’s recovery may rely on solar power
https://grist.org/energy/the-future-of-gazas-recovery-may-rely-on-solar-power/
Published: March 14, 2025 08:30
Facing destroyed infrastructure and limited control of energy supplies, off-grid options like solar are helping Palestinians rebuild.
Trump’s fertilizer tariffs could disrupt US crop production, from tomatoes to corn
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/trump-tariffs-potash-fertilizer-corn-tomatoes-soil-health-environment/
Published: March 14, 2025 08:00
The tax on potash, a key plant nutrient, spells trouble for farmers — and soil health.
What Trump’s escalating trade wars mean for your grocery bill
https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/what-trumps-escalating-trade-wars-mean-for-your-grocery-bill/
Published: March 13, 2025 08:45
Climate change and bird flu are already driving up food prices. Trump's tariffs are about to make it worse.
A $250M investment will help this lithium mine get up and running. That’s bad news for these tribes.
https://grist.org/indigenous/a-250-million-investment-will-help-this-lithium-mine-get-up-and-running-thats-bad-news-for-these-tribes/
Published: March 13, 2025 08:30
Tribes have tried and failed to stop the project in court. A new report says it violates Indigenous rights.
The wildlife all around us is doing fascinating things. Are you noticing?
https://grist.org/looking-forward/the-wildlife-all-around-us-is-doing-fascinating-things-are-you-noticing/
Published: March 12, 2025 14:46
In his new book, biologist Thor Hanson reveals the power of paying attention to the natural world "close to home."
New York approved a major gas pipeline expansion. What does it mean for its climate goals?
https://grist.org/energy/new-york-approved-a-major-gas-pipeline-expansion-what-does-it-mean-for-its-climate-goals/
Published: March 12, 2025 13:00
The approval of Iroquois’ enhancement project, which utility companies argue is needed to heat New Yorkers’ homes in the coldest months, amps up planet-warming pollution — and signals that the state’s commitment to reaching its climate goals is faltering,…
How Citibank got caught in a $20 billion climate fight
https://grist.org/politics/trump-zeldin-epa-citi-greenhouse-gas-reduction-fund/
Published: March 12, 2025 08:45
Trump pushed the bank to freeze a green investment program. Nonprofits are suing to save it.
Supreme Court declines to hear Republicans’ ‘Hail Mary’ effort to block climate lawsuits
https://grist.org/regulation/supreme-court-declines-to-interfere-state-level-climate-lawsuits/
Published: March 12, 2025 08:30
The justices shrugged off a complaint described by legal experts as a “political stunt.”
In Trump’s new purge of climate language, even ‘resilience’ isn’t safe
https://grist.org/language/trump-delete-climate-change-words-resilience-order/
Published: March 11, 2025 08:45
"You really cannot address a problem that you can’t identify."
Earth orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse
https://grist.org/science/space-junk-greenhouse-gases-satellites/
Published: March 10, 2025 18:46
By the end of the century, a shrinking atmosphere could create a minefield for satellites.
Efforts were underway to prevent CO2 pipeline leaks. The Trump administration quietly derailed them.
https://grist.org/regulation/efforts-were-underway-to-prevent-co2-pipeline-leaks-the-trump-administration-quietly-derailed-them/
Published: March 10, 2025 08:45
The proposed safety rules would have been the first.
In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue mining companies violate the rights of nature
https://grist.org/equity/in-canada-indigenous-advocates-argue-mining-companies-violate-the-rights-of-nature/
Published: March 10, 2025 08:30
Tribunal judges found the industry guilty of “ongoing ecocide.”