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A brightly colored illustration showing a green hydrogen hub. A container ship on a waterway and a hydrogen production and storage facility are in the foreground, a solar panel array and wind turbines are in the mid-ground, and a city and sunset sky are in the distance.

Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.
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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.

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It’s Time to Defuse Oil as a Weapon of War

Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine
Russia is financing its invasion of Ukraine with oil and gas sales—and many of the same nations horrified by its actions are its customers.

Here’s What’s Happening at COP26

Latest NewsInternational
We’re keeping track of the latest news from Glasgow as government and climate leaders hash out how to rein in runaway warming.

The Mission to Save Florida’s Reefs

Latest NewsFloridaCourtney Lindwall
Here’s how a sweeping reef restoration plan in the Florida Keys hopes to transform an ecological disaster into a great American comeback story.

Afterglow

PerspectivesUnited StatesLindsey Brodeck
As the wealthy flee Earth, a young woman must decide whether to follow her partner to a new world or stay behind to save a dying planet. A queer cli-fi story with cyberpunk vibes, published by Fix, Grist’s solutions lab…

The Cloud Weaver’s Song

PerspectivesUnited StatesSaul Tanpepper
In a city high above the desert, a dew harvester and her friend sacrifice everything to prove the end of the Great Drying is at hand. The tale of a thirsty society that has retreated to the clouds, published by…

A Séance in the Anthropocene

PerspectivesUnited StatesAbigail Larkin
Long after the age of fossil fuels has drawn to a close, a Cherokee teenager attending an elite tribal school puts the last ghosts of coal and oil to rest. A story that retells the experiences of those who lived…

Living Among the Diesel Trucks: My Environmental Injustice Story

PerspectivesCaliforniaAndrea Guerra
To a college student who grew up surrounded by heavy truck traffic, warehouses, and commercial hubs in one of California’s most polluted communities, the push to electrify transportation is more than just urgent health policy—it’s personal.

In Chicago, Safe Water Is Still No Guarantee

PerspectivesChicagoKeith Mulvihill
“There are so many lead service lines in Chicago, but people aren’t talking about it,” says advocate Cheryl Watson. Now she and other frontline residents are changing the conversation.

Climate Art Sets Sail for the Poles

PerspectivesInternationalClara Chaisson
The polar expedition ship Endurance will take its long awaited maiden voyage this summer—with a permanent climate art exhibition on board.

Protesting like Your Life Depended on It

PerspectivesUnited StatesBrian Zabcik
A former ACT UP organizer explains how his AIDS activism in New York City—and his upbringing on a Texas farm—helped him become a better environmentalist.

Biden’s American Jobs Plan Is Also a Climate Plan

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
The $2 trillion it would invest in the country’s infrastructure and workforce will help the United States recover from the past while preparing for the future.