When a major storm blows through town, local, state, and tribal governments rely on federal funding to help them recover. Rebuilding schools and roads, repairing power lines, and cleaning up debris stretch local budgets, and families need assistance to rebuild or repair their homes or cover the cost of temporary...
How to prepare for a disaster
Ideally, you’d have weeks or days to prepare for an extreme weather. But the reality is, especially with floods, wildfires, and tornadoes, things change quickly. That’s why it’s critical to plan in advance to know where you will get reliable information, prepare an evacuation plan, and have all the materials...
How to access food before, during, and after a disaster
Having enough food and water on hand when a disaster strikes is critical, but it’s not all there is to preparing for an emergency. It’s important to know where to go for free fresh or hot food, clean water, and other essentials once it’s safe to venture from wherever you...
A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?
The clock is ticking on the Colorado River. The seven states that use its water are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing its shrinking supplies. After more than a year of deadlock, there are rumblings of a new plan, but it’s far from final....
After years of increases, Georgia power rates to hold steady — for now
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. After six bill increases in the last three years, Georgia Power rates will now stay the same for the time being. Under a deal approved Tuesday by the Georgia Public Service Commission, Georgia Power’s rates...
Trump’s tax bill could be a major win for Big Ag. Everyone else? Not so much.
Update: Just before 3 p.m. on Thursday, the House of Representatives voted, 218 to 214, to pass the latest version of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut bill. According to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, Trump will sign the bill into law on Friday at 5 p.m. When the...
Clean energy projects on tribal lands were booming. Then came Trump’s tax bill.
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax bill is on its way to his desk for a signature after House Republicans passed the legislation with a vote of 218-214 on Thursday. As the administration celebrates, many Americans are contemplating its effects closer to home. With deep cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, and...
‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 218-214 on Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, greenlighting deep cuts to America’s social safety net and the decimation of the country’s only federal climate strategy. Democrats uniformly opposed the bill, while all but two House Republicans supported it. “This...
As nations lag on climate action, their cities are stepping up. Here’s proof.
Your city is probably fighting climate change in more ways than you realize. Perhaps your mayor is on a mission to plant more trees, or they’ve set efficiency standards for buildings, requiring better windows and insulation. Maybe they’ve even electrified your public transportation, reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and air...
How plants could help us detect, and even destroy, dangerous ‘forever chemicals’
The vision “I think a lot of people now are aware of PFAS, or concerned about it, or want to know whether it’s present in their water, their food. The whole purpose of what we’re trying to do is develop something that’s simple and cost effective to answer that question...