How Decades of Corporate Capture Paved the Way for the Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Universities
When President Donald Trump returned to the White House last January, he made it abundantly clear to America’s institutions of higher education that federal financial support would henceforth come with…
Tom Cruise and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’ Struggles Under the Weight of Climate Parable
If you scroll down through the "Carbon Majors" database—the roster of 178 corporate producers collectively responsible for the lion’s share of the world’s historical fossil fuel emissions—you will eventually encounter…
Illinois Pushed to Revive Groundbreaking Climate Migration Law After Stalled Rollout
This story is a partnership between Grist and Chicago Public Media, a public media company serving the Chicago metropolitan region. Every single year, climate-driven disasters force millions of people to…
Brightline Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Vows Normal Operations as High-Speed Rail Funding Debate Intensifies
The first and most important thing that Brightline wants the traveling public to know about its recent financial restructuring is that the trains will continue to run without interruption. "Business…
Former EPA Officials Warn Trump Administration’s Deregulation of Data Centers Poses Immediate Public Health Threat
While prominent tech executives and industry leaders frequently command headlines by grandstanding about the long-term, existential dangers that artificial intelligence superintelligence could theoretically pose to humanity, a group of former…
Global Climate Data Finds a Safe Haven in Germany Amid US Political Shifts
In a modern five-story building in the center of Hamburg, Germany, technicians are preparing to install several new server racks—the gray metal casings that hold essential computing hardware—alongside the scores…
Federal Appeals Court Rules U.S. Constitution Does Not Guarantee Right to Clean Drinking Water Amid Jackson Crisis
A federal appeals court has delivered a consequential legal blow to residents of Jackson, Mississippi, ruling that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee Americans a fundamental right to clean and…
Proposed Forest Service Rule Change Sparks Intense Debate Over Motorized Recreation and Conservation on Public Lands
For millions of Americans seeking a thrilling escape into the wilderness, the nation’s national forests offer an expansive playground. Whether they are navigating dirt trails on all-terrain vehicles, carving through…
From Ban to Reconsideration: A Rural Idaho County Revisits Its Clean Energy Future
Jeff Hough did not pull any punches. Standing before a packed courthouse in Pocatello, the Bannock County commissioner warned his fellow officials that what they were about to do would…
The Climate Reserve: How Laid-Off Federal Scientists Are Fighting Back Against Funding Cuts
Last year was a deeply challenging period for anyone who studies climate change for a living, marking a dramatic and unsettling pivot in the American scientific landscape. The United States,…