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In India, A Nuanced View of How Elephants Make Decisions

Experts say that understanding how the giant mammals weigh risk and reward could help prevent clashes with people.

Mridula Chari · May 8, 2023
Inside Climate News

A Black Community’s Progress Is Threatened by a Proposed Liquified Natural Gas Plant

North Port St. Joe had big plans for tourism, real estate, even a Black history museum. Unbeknowst to its leaders, elected officials were making conflicting plans.

Amy Green · May 7, 2023
Grist

Despite What You May Think, Ethanol Isn’t Dead Yet

The biofuel's bipartisan support isn't about science, but politics.

Max Graham · May 5, 2023
Mother Jones

Utah’s Suicide Pact With the Fossil Fuel Industry

The state’s fixation on oil and gas development threatens the Colorado River watershed.

Stephanie Mencimer · May 4, 2023

Grist

The Faulty Math Behind the Colorado River Crisis

Poor assumptions have brought the "Law of the River" to a breaking point.

Jake Bittle and Daniel Penner · May 3, 2023
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The Foul Chartreuse Sea

Researchers in Kotzebue, Alaska, are investigating why their town is increasingly playing host to harmful cyanobacteria.

Saima Sidik · May 2, 2023
Inside Climate News

Environmentalists Seek End to Plastic Recycling “Hoax”

industry's chemical process pollutes air and climate, and isn’t even recycling, they say.

James Bruggers · May 2, 2023
Grist

What a Pending Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean for Biden’s New Clean Water Protections

The fate of millions of acres of wetlands hinges on five vague words in the Clean Water Act.

Max Graham · May 1, 2023

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Private Equity Giant Billed Itself a Climate Leader. A New Report Calls BS.

The Carlyle Group is “a driving force behind climate change.”

Nina Lakani · April 30, 2023
Grist

Microsoft Quietly Supported Legislation to Make It Easier to Fix Devices

Major tech companies have long opposed the right to repair, but Microsoft is finally engaging with lawmakers and activists.

Maddie Stone · April 28, 2023
Slate

Texas Is “Fixing” Its Power Grid in the Most Texas Way Possible

Pending legislation imperils ordinary Texans—but it’s great for the gas industry.

Nitish Pahwa · April 27, 2023
Mother Jones

Is Your Dinner Brought to You by Child Labor?

Why the nation’s food sector has the most child-labor violations

Teresa Cotsirilos · April 26, 2023