Trump has always hated offshore wind. Now he’s moving to kill it.

What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything.

The Pentagon is hoarding critical minerals that could power the clean energy transition

Georgia’s hunters take aim at rural hunger

Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas

One word sums up climate politics in 2025: Greenlash

We’re all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab

Here’s the global playbook being used to crack down on climate protest

The year the US doubled down on critical minerals

Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding

The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?

How the Trump administration is fast-tracking logging in Illinois’ only national forest

How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base

What your cheap clothes cost the planet

How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly

Under Trump, the National Renewable Energy Lab is losing ‘renewable’ from its name

A huge cache of critical minerals found in Utah may be the largest in the US

2025: The year the US gave up on climate, and the world gave up on us

How a species of bamboo could help protect the South from future floods

The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week.

The Navajo Nation said no to a hydropower project. Trump officials want to ensure tribes can’t do that again.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Sec. John Kerry will discuss the legacy of the Paris Agreement and where climate negotiations are headed 10 years later. Free virtual event Dec. 11 features this interview and a panel on COP30. Register now: https://luma.com/34kdkcyw

As federal incentives for home electrification disappear, an innovative Illinois law is getting people off gas — for free (via @canarymedia.com) https://grist.org/business/illinois-families-are-going-electric-for-free/

Illinois families are going electric — for free

The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals. (via @wired.com) https://grist.org/accountability/the-trump-administrations-data-center-push-could-open-the-door-for-new-forever-chemicals/

The wealthy profit from public lands, and taxpayers pick up the tab (via @highcountrynews.org) https://grist.org/economics/the-wealthy-profit-from-public-lands-and-taxpayers-pick-up-the-tab/

After COP30, Indigenous advocates celebrate gains while warning of unfinished work

A program in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood is reducing garbage while helping residents grow their own gardens. (Sponsored by Communities of Opportunity)

Grist is breaking down what went down at COP30 in Belém. 🌍 Join us Dec 11 for a debrief and a look at what happens next. RSVP now. https://luma.com/34kdkcyw

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EV sales are way down. Here’s why that might not be a big deal.

Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans

Billions in climate funding were debated at COP30. What did countries agree on? What’s still stuck? Grist brings you the debrief in a live event Dec 11. Save your spot now. https://luma.com/34kdkcyw

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Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.

A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions

The Department of Justice wants to join a cruise ship industry lawsuit against Hawaiʻi’s new green tax on visitors to the islands (via @civilbeat.bsky.social) https://grist.org/politics/hawai%ca%bbis-green-fee-is-latest-climate-change-effort-challenged-by-trump/

New England kicks off $450M plan to supercharge heat pump adoption (via @canarymedia.com) https://grist.org/energy/new-england-kicks-off-450m-plan-to-supercharge-heat-pump-adoption/

Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?

FEMA’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year

Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers

Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife

How to make data centers less thirsty

How gas stations can become the best place to charge your EV

Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.

10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal

Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college football stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country. (via @insideclimatenews.org) https://grist.org/buildings/scorching-saturdays-the-rising-heat-threat-inside-football-stadiums/

Why Iran’s capital is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last (via @vox.com ) https://grist.org/drought/tehrans-water-crisis-is-a-warning-for-every-thirsty-city/

COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet

Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska