Environment

It might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat. We’re using water cannons…

After 93,000 people were exposed to jet fuel-laced water, federal officials are finally cleaning up a leaking petroleum storage facility.

Industry groups have spent decades lobbying against life-saving extreme heat protections for outdoor workers.

As environmental and climate change–related hazards grow, Head Start and other early childhood providers can support children’s well-being by understanding and taking action to prepare for environmental exposures.

Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality specialist offers an easy, cheap, effective way to deal with it.

Four out of five Miami-Dade County residents could face displacement or disruption due to sea-level rise, even outside of flood zones.

There’s a stark link between Canadian wildfire smoke and increases in the number of people going to the hospital for asthma symptoms in NYC.

Drought on the Mississippi River is pulling salt water toward New Orleans, threatening drinking water supplies.

Conserving natural spaces. Cleaning up waterways. Reducing the use of fossil fuels. At first glance, all of these areas may seem to just be environmental issues. Yet foundations (among many…

Throughout the Paso del Norte region of southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, La Semilla Food Center is cultivating long-term, sustainable, and restorative changes to the food system. Formed…

Recent geopolitical crises have exposed the vulnerability of the global food system which was already ill-prepared for the dual shocks of post-pandemic price volatility and the impacts of climate change.

Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available.