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![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
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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![Electrical power lines are seen strung across the countryside near Houston.]()
![Electrical power lines are seen strung across the countryside near Houston.]()
The US 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.
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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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![The research ship Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, is shown berthed in Shimizu, Japan.]()
![The research ship Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, is shown berthed in Shimizu, Japan.]()
Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining
Japan is spending five weeks mining the seafloor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy demand, and environmental risk.
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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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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 emissions standards. A new lawsuit challenges his authority.
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![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs following a news conference at FEMA's headquarters on January 24, 2026.]()
![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs following a news conference at FEMA's headquarters on January 24, 2026.]()
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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![A white and light brown owl stares into the camera]()
![A white and light brown owl stares into the camera]()
Visiting Oregon? You may soon have to pay a tax to protect its wildlife.
A bill in the legislature would increase the state’s hotel and lodging taxes by 1.25 percent.
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![A brown and white house sits on a bright green lawn with solar panels on the roof]()
![A brown and white house sits on a bright green lawn with solar panels on the roof]()
New Hampshire Republicans want to raise taxes on homes with solar
The proposed repeal of a property tax break for solar owners is sparking fierce opposition from those who say the benefit barely dents tax rolls.
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![People shop at a supermarket as shelves are left empty]()
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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.
