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

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“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.

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

Indigenous activist Nemonte Nenquino fought drilling in the Amazon. Her new memoir is the pick of Reese Witherspoon's book ...

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

Past research has shown that a hurricane can both suppress and galvanize voters. An otherwise politically engaged person who ...

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

A couple hundred overlooked public officials control the U.S. power grid — and some of them are on your ballots.