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The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?
For unavoidable plastic waste, there are no good options.
By Joseph Winters
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The election could ultimately decide the Dakota Access Pipeline’s fate
Father-daughter team details the effects of COVID lockdown on warming
NOAA is crowdsourcing a national urban heat map
Environmental groups sue to save the ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental laws
good trouble
John Lewis fought for equal protection. That means tackling pollution, poverty, and policing.
fire burnin'
How many wildland firefighters have COVID-19? Some agencies won’t, or can’t, say.
taking the heat off
New York is spending $1 billion to help residents conserve energy — and lower their bills
burn, baby, burn
This ‘solution’ to the plastic crisis is really just another way to burn fossil fuels
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Europe is going all in on hydrogen power. Why isn’t the US?
west not best?
Which states are making the most progress on emissions? Not the ones you think.
Science Is Hard
The 'Idiot’s Guide to Climate Change' is smarter than Zac Efron’s
thin red line
Extreme heat is worse in redlined neighborhoods
burn, baby, burn
This ‘solution’ to the plastic crisis is really just another way to burn fossil fuels
A GRIST SPECIAL SERIES
Climate in the Time of Coronavirus
CLIMATE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Essays in Quarantine
The Beacon Newsletter
Lawsuits to save NEPA are piling up
Trump's NEPA rollback is facing major pushback from environmental justice groups in the courts.
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If You Have To Ask, It's Probably Yes
Are pesticides racist?
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Ask your questions about life during climate change
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the big pitcher
We need more than a coronavirus lockdown to solve climate change
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not safe for walk
How car-free streets can help with social distancing
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How coronavirus creates empty shelves and toilet paper shortages
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TUSKY BUSINESS
How quickly do we need to ramp up renewables? Look to the narwhal.
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2020 Vision
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best-laid plans
What stands in the way of all those climate plans? The election — and the filibuster.
balancing act
What if a ‘green’ economic recovery isn’t the best thing for the climate?
MAN WITH A PLAN
3 unexpected ways Joe Biden plans to tackle climate change
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DAPL Down
The election could ultimately decide the Dakota Access Pipeline’s fate
the great enabler
Trump is emboldening other countries’ ‘bad behavior’ on the climate crisis
burnout
COVID-19 is complicating Seattle’s response to wildfire smoke
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voices
If you care about the planet, you must dismantle white supremacy
Acing the protests
50 Years of Fighting: Jane Fonda talks activism with rising star Jerome Foster II
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DAPL Down
The election could ultimately decide the Dakota Access Pipeline’s fate
teach your children
Father-daughter team details the effects of COVID lockdown on warming
waste not
The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?
hot zones
NOAA is crowdsourcing a national urban heat map
see you in court
Environmental groups sue to save the ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental laws
If You Have To Ask, It's Probably Yes
Are pesticides racist?
h2 no
Europe is going all in on hydrogen power. Why isn’t the US?
green dream
Green space improves cities. Can it benefit those who need it most?
dropping names
Want to save lives? Name heat waves like hurricanes, experts say.
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