Beyond the Obvious: What We’re Watching in 2026

January 23, 2026

We’re only about a month into the new year, and already so much has happened – from the Trump administration’s forcible removal of Venezuela’s

Crop Shoot: Farmers Caught Up In Policy Turmoil

January 16, 2026

Agriculture is directly responsible for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates emissions from

Inside The Chaotic, Lucrative ‘Disaster Economy’ with Grist

January 9, 2026

It’s been a year since catastrophic fires tore through Los Angeles. For those who lived through them, the impacts are still being felt. Haley Geller

ENCORE: Gloria Walton and Wawa Gatheru Believe in Grassroots Change, Not Just Charity

January 2, 2026

Those standing up to climate and environmental injustice face challenges they weren’t seeing a year ago. But Gloria Walton, president and CEO of The

ENCORE: Solar Power to the People

December 26, 2025

At this moment, the cheapest way to create electricity is by pointing a solar panel at the sun. That’s good news for the climate. It’s also good news

This Year in Climate: 2025

December 19, 2025

2025 has been a doozy in so many ways. And climate news has been no exception. It was one of the hottest years on record, again. We are witnessing the

Jonathan Foley: 2025 Schneider Award Winner

December 12, 2025

Every year we highlight the work of a scientist who excels in communicating their work to the world by awarding them the Stephen H. Schneider Award

Faith in Climate Progress

December 5, 2025

It’s been ten years since Pope Francis issued his landmark encyclical on climate and caring for our common home, Laudato Si’. That call to people of

ENCORE: Small Dollar, Big Impact

November 28, 2025

The Earth doesn’t care where cuts to heat-trapping pollution happen. So if we’re interested in getting the biggest bang for our climate buck, maybe we

Joe Manchin: Coal, Climate, and ‘Common Sense’

November 21, 2025

Joe Manchin grew up in the coal fields of West Virginia, the grandson of a miner and the son of a small-town grocer. His worldview was shaped by a