An invasive fish has become an unlikely flashpoint between President Donald Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, drawing them into their latest political standoff. The Asian carp were first brought to the United States some 50 years ago to control algae growth in ponds and wastewater facilities, but they escaped...
‘A bellwether for new forms of repression’: 2 Indigenous rights advocates remain behind bars in Russia
Daria Egereva was supposed to be in New York next week. The Indigenous Selkup climate advocate was expected to return to the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, where two years ago she spoke about how Indigenous peoples are confronting environmental degradation and climate change. Instead, this year she is...
Hurricane Helene ravaged farmers’ topsoil. They’re still fighting to build it back.
Will Runion’s 736-acre cattle and hay farm is tucked into a horseshoe bend of the Nolichucky River in northeast Tennessee. On the morning of Friday, September 27, 2024, he was in the middle of two big projects: building a riverfront campground on his land to bring in tourists and income,...
A ‘super typhoon’ just devastated the Mariana Islands — months before peak storm season
The strongest storm of 2026 slammed into the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands this week, where it flooded homes, ripped roofs off of houses, and lingered for more than two days, forcing families to shelter without electricity, cell service, or running water as they waited for the worst to...
The most polluting LNG project in the US is being built in Louisiana
When Louisiana launched the country’s liquefied natural gas export boom in 2016, LNG was touted as a cleaner, climate-friendly alternative to coal and oil. But the state’s first LNG terminal, Sabine Pass LNG, quickly became one of Louisiana’s largest sources of climate-warming pollution, releasing more greenhouse gases than the state’s...
This simple metal tube helps scientists predict drought before it happens
On a snowy February morning, Toby Rodgers strapped on a pair of snowshoes and trudged across a snowy field in Washington’s Cascade mountains. Rodgers, a hydrologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, had traveled into the mountains that morning to sample snow. He had also brought...
Trump wants to shutter FEMA. Will Markwayne Mullin get it done?
The first year of the Trump administration almost destroyed the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Elon Musk’s purge of the federal civil service was just one of many blows to FEMA. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem instituted a freeze on almost all disaster recovery and response spending, paralyzing the...
The spike in diesel prices is quietly costing you billions
The first thing drivers probably check when they go to the gas station is the cost of gasoline — especially with prices surging. What they might not pay as much attention to is diesel. Perhaps they should. The price of that essential fuel has climbed even more quickly, and new...
New York City unveils its first rest stop for delivery workers
The day’s forecast called for high winds, but around midday in downtown Manhattan, it felt like a perfect spring day. The sun shone high in the sky last Tuesday as people gathered on the sidewalk around the corner from City Hall. Municipal employees mingled about, chatting excitedly. The cause for...
Many companies want clean energy. Georgia Power will soon let them build it.
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Many corporations have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, but when it comes to energy generation, they have struggled to meet those goals because they have to get power from the grid. Utilities and...