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What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes’ future
What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes’ future
Using old records, scientists created a new dataset on how ice coverage has shifted since 1897. Researchers are already using it to study a declining fish species.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes’ future
Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession
Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession
Returning Indigenous land won't destroy civilization, it could save it.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession
The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
How Britain's new ‘"green energy" depends on cutting down forests in the Deep South.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
The US lost $35B in clean energy projects last year
The US lost $35B in clean energy projects last year
A new report indicates that Trump administration policies led to billions of dollars in canceled investment and tens of thousands of lost jobs.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The US lost $35B in clean energy projects last year
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food, not cars, at the center of the community.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
The US government says it is falling short on its legal duties to tribal nations
The US government says it is falling short on its legal duties to tribal nations
A new government report finds that federal agencies are unprepared to expand shared stewardship with tribes as climate pressures intensify.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The US government says it is falling short on its legal duties to tribal nations
The Olympics are ditching PFAS waxes — and the ‘ridiculous’ speed they gave skiers
The Olympics are ditching PFAS waxes — and the ‘ridiculous’ speed they gave skiers
After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The Olympics are ditching PFAS waxes — and the ‘ridiculous’ speed they gave skiers
Vegan fine dining had a moment. Now it’s over.
Vegan fine dining had a moment. Now it’s over.
As high-end restaurants reintroduce meat, young vegan cooks are figuring out what’s next.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Vegan fine dining had a moment. Now it’s over.
Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters
Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters
“It really feels like another false solution.”
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February 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California pursues climate solutions.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
The U.S. doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
The U.S. doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
Load shifting and improving energy efficiency could reduce the need for new power plants, but utilities often profit more from building than saving power.
dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The U.S. doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
Grist, Montana Free Press, and Mountain Journal selected as 2026 Report for America newsroom partners. Apply now to join our Local News Initiative: https://grist.org/updates/grist-montana-free-press-and-mountain-journal-selected-as-2026-report-for-america-newsroom-partners/
Grist, Montana Free Press, and Mountain Journal selected as 2026 Report for America newsroom partners
The new collaboration will be Grist's eighth partnership in its local news network.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Grist, Montana Free Press, and Mountain Journal selected as 2026 Report for America newsroom partners. Apply now to join our Local News Initiative: https://grist.org/updates/grist-montana-free-press-and-mountain-journal-selected-as-2026-report-for-america-newsroom-partners/
Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining
Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining
Japan is spending five weeks mining the sea floor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy demand, and environmental risk.
dlvr.it
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining
Why the future of meat production is in vats, not farms
Why the future of meat production is in vats, not farms
“Cultivated” offerings join a herd of alternative meats that are challenging the traditional ways of raising livestock.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Why the future of meat production is in vats, not farms
Trump’s ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ for polluters faces its latest test in court
Trump’s ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ for polluters faces its latest test in court
The president exempted about 40 medical sterilization companies from Biden-era emission standards. A new lawsuit challenges his authority.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Trump’s ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ for polluters faces its latest test in court
Turmoil at FEMA adds to the revolt against Kristi Noem
Turmoil at FEMA adds to the revolt against Kristi Noem
The Homeland Security secretary has all but halted the agency’s disaster spending.
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February 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Turmoil at FEMA adds to the revolt against Kristi Noem
Panic buying ahead of the winter storm isn’t preparedness. Here’s who it hurts.
Panic buying ahead of the winter storm isn’t preparedness. Here’s who it hurts.
While some hoard bread, milk, and eggs, others face bare shelves — and the planet pays too.
dlvr.it
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Panic buying ahead of the winter storm isn’t preparedness. Here’s who it hurts.
The biomass industry promised these Southern towns prosperity. So why are they still dying?
The biomass industry promised these Southern towns prosperity. So why are they still dying?
States gave Drax millions in tax breaks in the hopes of boosting jobs.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The biomass industry promised these Southern towns prosperity. So why are they still dying?
EVs are already making your air cleaner
EVs are already making your air cleaner
A study in California finds that even small increases in EV adoption lead to measurable drops in neighborhood-level air pollution.
dlvr.it
January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
EVs are already making your air cleaner
How thick is the ice on the Great Lakes? Scientists want your help.
How thick is the ice on the Great Lakes? Scientists want your help.
As climate change alters ice cover, researchers are asking for data from locals who are already "in tune with the ice."
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January 30, 2026 at 4:37 PM
How thick is the ice on the Great Lakes? Scientists want your help.
A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat
A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat
North Omaha residents, health experts, and two of the utility’s board members aren’t buying it.
dlvr.it
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 AM
A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat
Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.
Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.
The Mojave Desert species is thriving at a solar farm near Las Vegas, perhaps because the panels slow evaporation.
dlvr.it
January 29, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.
Climate news is written in a language most people can’t understand
Climate news is written in a language most people can’t understand
A new report argues that English-only climate science and disaster alerts are excluding most of the world, and putting Indigenous communities at greater risk.
dlvr.it
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Climate news is written in a language most people can’t understand
Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
dlvr.it
January 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Why the government is trying to make coal cute
The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles
Aging infrastructure is to blame for Winter Storm Fern’s weather outages — and for recent price spikes.
dlvr.it
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The winter storm exposed the grid’s real weakness: lots of old poles