Climate change did not take center stage during this week’s presidential election; it did not even seem to be in the wings or in the theater. Instead, the U.S. elected a candidate who has a history of ...

"Every state legislator can now look to Washington and say, ‘This is a winning issue,’” Governor Jay Inslee told Grist.

“We have more liquid gold than any country in the world,” Trump said during his victory speech, referring to domestic oil and gas potential. The CEO of the American Petroleum Institute issued a ...

In a special Election Day edition of State of Emergency, Zoya Teirstein reports from rainy Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Election Day in Lake Charles, Louisiana began with heavy rain and tornado warnings. Belts of precipitation traveling up from ...

New research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon and water.

Grist series exploring how climate disasters are impacting voting and politics. It is published with support from the CO2 ...

And a reply: “I have insufficient information to answer that, Ysolt.” There’s a darkness, she knows that much. But a minute ago it was light. She does not like time passing without her ...

Advocacy groups say we’re at a “key moment” to reduce plastic production and protect communities from plastic-related ...

Republican David Valadao has held his blue district by fighting for thirsty farms. With control of Congress on the line, his luck may run out.

A Floodlight analysis in nine of the 10 states that elect public utility commissioners found that more than a third of their ...

A newly discovered bacterium could help humans deal with climate change — if scientists can figure out how to crack open its DNA.