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We broke down the National Climate Assessment's comprehensive report on the effects of climate change so you don't have to.

Eating less beef, cheese, and ice cream would slash emissions. But given the nation's taste for them, science strives to make climate-friendlier cows.

As waters warm, Alaska Native families confront a world without the fish that fed them for generations.

A new paper finds that swapping meat for plant-based foods would have wide-reaching benefits.

The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained.

A tiny town in Wisconsin faces a lawsuit from an industry heavyweight, a growing trend when citizens try to regulate CAFOs in their backyards.

Climate experts share their takes on where to look for progress in extreme weather, emissions, electrification, justice, and more.

Private weather forecasting can help save lives – in the communities that can afford it

Obscure supply chains connect at least 100 companies to illegal logging and land clearing in Brazil.

“Let’s see the evidence.”

The use of decades-old rainfall estimates do not reflect current – let alone future – climate risk.

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

A new study found people greatly underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support.

In 2015, the average price paid for an EV was around $36,000. Now, it's over $63,000.

You say climate change; I say global warming. Neuroscience research suggests we should call it “climate crisis.”

Urban planners see it as a building model in a climate-conscious world.

Five scenes show how direct air capture, carbon capture, and hydrogen hubs could be integrated into the U.S. economy.

As the country looks to decarbonize, nuclear’s popularity continues to climb.

Bitcoin is on track to consume 0.5 percent of the world’s electricity by end of the year.

The air is clear, the roads are clear, and dammit greenhouse gases are stubborn.

A new report found that they spent $750 million last year on climate-friendly marketing.

What started as foraging for mugwort in New York City became a lesson in migration and belonging.

The decision could set a precedent for other Indigenous peoples who have been violently removed from their lands.

The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and dry spells.