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At Grist, we believe climate change is a human story.
In How Disasters Change Our Love Lives — for Better and for Worse, survivors reveal how extreme weather reshaped their relationships.

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#Resilience #Relationships #Journalism #Love #Climate #Disaster #Weather

How disasters change our love lives — for better and for worse

Some couples broke under the pressure of Hurricane Helene. Others found something solid and surprising in each other.

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Grist @grist.org · 17h

Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?

The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.

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#Disaster #Climate #Trump #Donations #FEMA #GoFundMe

Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?

On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United States, Donald Trump stood behind a podium in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to pledge funding ...

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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future.
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

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#Mining #Mines #Climate #Lithium #CleanEnergy #Renewables #EV #Cars

A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world's energy future

To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

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Grist @grist.org · 1d

Who really controls your power bill? ⚡

Charles Hua is pulling back the curtain on the 200 regulators who shape U.S. energy policy.

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#Energy #Climate #CleanEnergy #Renewables #GreenSky

Grist @grist.org · 17h

Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?

The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.

grist.org/accountabili...

#Disaster #Climate #Trump #Donations #FEMA #GoFundMe

Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?

On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United States, Donald Trump stood behind a podium in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to pledge funding ...

Grist @grist.org · 17h

Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles.

Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.

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#Indonesia #Indonesian #EV #China #Chinese #Batteries

Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles

Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition.

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Grist @grist.org · 1d

This designer is helping Puerto Rico rebuild — by putting power back in residents’ hands.

Through her nonprofit La Maraña, Cynthia Burgos López works with communities to design and rebuild climate-resilient spaces that reflect their needs and voices.

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#PuertoRico #PR

Grist @grist.org · 1d

The people behind America’s disaster recovery.

From cleanup crews to powerline techs, these are the workers called in after catastrophe.

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#Disaster #Labor #Climate #Weather #Union #GreenSky

The people behind America's disaster recovery

From cleanup crews to powerline techs, these are the workers called in after catastrophe.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

Small farmers are more squeezed than ever. A California grant program offers a lifeline.

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#Farms #Food #CA #California #Agriculture

Small farmers are more squeezed than ever. A California grant program offers a lifeline.

A recent report shows that the state’s farm-to-school grant program has been effective at supporting economically disadvantaged farmers in the face of mounting federal cuts.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

Who really controls your power bill? ⚡

Charles Hua is pulling back the curtain on the 200 regulators who shape U.S. energy policy.

grist.org/fix/grist-50...

#Energy #Climate #CleanEnergy #Renewables #GreenSky

Grist @grist.org · 1d

This designer is helping Puerto Rico rebuild — by putting power back in residents’ hands.

Through her nonprofit La Maraña, Cynthia Burgos López works with communities to design and rebuild climate-resilient spaces that reflect their needs and voices.

grist.org/fix/grist-50...

#PuertoRico #PR

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Grist @grist.org · 1d

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

grist.org/accountabili...

#Cancer #Health #TX #Texas #ElPaso #Toxic

Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse's toxic emissions are to blame

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future.
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

grist.org/energy/criti...

#Mining #Mines #Climate #Lithium #CleanEnergy #Renewables #EV #Cars

A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world's energy future

To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

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Grist @grist.org · 2d

The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet.

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

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#Climate #Youth #Law #Lawyers #Legal #Kids #Environment

The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

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Grist @grist.org · 1d

The ambitious plan to protect Northern California’s Plumas National Forest from wildfires.

To shield the forest and its communities from the next megafire, the Forest Service plans to burn it — intentionally.

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#CA #California #Wildfire #Disaster #Environment

The ambitious plan to protect Northern California's Plumas National Forest from wildfires

To shield the forest and its communities from the next megafire, the Forest Service plans to burn it — intentionally.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

At Grist, we believe climate change is a human story.
In How Disasters Change Our Love Lives — for Better and for Worse, survivors reveal how extreme weather reshaped their relationships.

🔗 grist.org/culture/how-...

#Resilience #Relationships #Journalism #Love #Climate #Disaster #Weather

How disasters change our love lives — for better and for worse

Some couples broke under the pressure of Hurricane Helene. Others found something solid and surprising in each other.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

5 things to know about the fungal infection valley fever.

Learn how the disease spreads, how to recognize common symptoms, and how it's diagnosed and treated.

grist.org/health/5-thi...

#Disease #AZ #Arizona #Climate #Environment #Health #PublicHealth

5 things to know about the fungal infection valley fever

Learn how the disease spreads, how to recognize common symptoms, and how it's diagnosed and treated.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

grist.org/accountabili...

#Cancer #Health #TX #Texas #ElPaso #Toxic

Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse's toxic emissions are to blame

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

Grist @grist.org · 1d

The ambitious plan to protect Northern California’s Plumas National Forest from wildfires.

To shield the forest and its communities from the next megafire, the Forest Service plans to burn it — intentionally.

grist.org/wildfires/th...

#CA #California #Wildfire #Disaster #Environment

The ambitious plan to protect Northern California's Plumas National Forest from wildfires

To shield the forest and its communities from the next megafire, the Forest Service plans to burn it — intentionally.

Reposted by Grist

Grist @grist.org · 2d

Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse’s toxic emissions are to blame.

grist.org/accountabili...

#TX #Texas #ElPaso #Health #Toxic #Environment #Wellness

Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse's toxic emissions are to blame

After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.

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Grist @grist.org · 2d

Small farmers are more squeezed than ever. A California grant program offers a lifeline.

grist.org/food-and-agr...

#Food #Agriculture #Farms #CA #California #Farming

Small farmers are more squeezed than ever. A California grant program offers a lifeline.

A recent report shows that the state’s farm-to-school grant program has been effective at supporting economically disadvantaged farmers in the face of mounting federal cuts.

Grist @grist.org · 2d

An absurdist theater artist prepares New Yorkers for climate disasters.

"Sometimes a one-page pamphlet translated into two languages isn’t the best way for people to receive information, but a song about go-bags played on the synth is."

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#Theater #Climate #Art #Artists

An absurdist theater artist prepares New Yorkers for climate disasters

Sometimes a pamphlet translated into two languages isn’t the best way to reach people but a song about go-bags played on the synth is.

Grist @grist.org · 2d

Climate action isn’t stopping. The 2025 Grist50 spotlights 50 people reshaping arts, tech, food, land, policy and science. 10 years, 500 change-makers. Progress is alive — meet the leaders moving us forward.

Read more here: grist.org/fix/grist-50...

#Climate #Leadership #Arts #Tech #Business #Land

Introducing the 2025 Grist 50 list

Climate solutions are more important now than ever. Read about 50 leaders shaping the future of climate progress.

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Grist @grist.org · 2d

The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are disrupting that flushing.

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#Oceans #Climate #MarineBiology #Nature #Environment #Fishing

The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that heat waves are disrupting that flushing.

Grist @grist.org · 2d

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies.

What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.

grist.org/health/valle...

#AZ #Arizona #Climate #Health #PublicHealth #Disease

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies

What one Arizona doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.