Scientists Sound Alarm as U.S. West Coast Gray Whale Populations Plummet Amid Climate Pressures and Political Stalemate
NEWPORT, Oregon — Several hundred scientists, government officials, and environmental advocates gathered for an unusual and urgent two-day conference in Newport, Oregon, last week, convening entirely to address the alarming…
Industry Pushes to Restrict Community Air Monitoring as Federal Oversight and Funding Decline
Across much of the United States, residents living in the shadow of heavy industry have few reliable ways to know when the air they breathe turns dangerous. Over recent decades,…
Report Reveals Stark Racial Disparities in Skyrocketing Home Insurance Costs Nationwide
Homeowners living in predominantly Hispanic and Black communities across the United States are bearing a disproportionate share of the nation’s skyrocketing home insurance costs, according to a comprehensive new report.…
Catastrophic Mountain Collapse in the Himalayas Highlights Growing Dangers of Melting Glaciers Worldwide
On August 26, a catastrophic mountain collapse near the border between Nepal and Tibet sent shockwaves through the region, unleashing a deadly wall of water and debris that has left…
How Fiber Optic Cables and Laser Pulses Are Revealing the Hidden Dangers Inside Earth’s Glaciers
One of the most innovative and rapidly advancing fields in modern earth sciences does not sound particularly glamorous at first glance. Known as distributed acoustic sensing, or DAS, the technology…
The Unraveling of an American Summer: How Climate Change is Reshaping Our Warm-Weather Traditions
From the sun-baked expanses of the Southwest to the rocky coastlines of the Jersey shore, climate change is fundamentally altering the traditions, rhythms, and environmental norms that have defined the…
Farmland Under Pressure: Northern Michigan’s Battle to Protect Agriculture Amid Rising Values and Climate Shifts
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. John Boyer grew up surrounded by the quiet rhythms of his family’s 131…
White House Struggles to Lower Stubborn Gasoline Prices as Midterms Approach and Refining Bottlenecks Persist
More than two months have passed since President Donald Trump’s tentative ceasefire with Iran broke down, yet American motorists continue to feel the pinch of stubbornly high gasoline prices at…
Grand Canyon Flash Flood Leaves Two Dead, Dozens Rescued as Climate Factors Converge
A deadly flash flood that tore through the Grand Canyon over the weekend was likely driven by a dangerous confluence of compounding climate factors, including prolonged drought, extensive wildfire scarring,…