Grist1d
There’s a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs
For years, large drillers in California sold unprofitable wells to smaller companies willing to wring the last drops of oil ...
Grist5d
‘We lost’: How COP29 ended with a deal that made the whole world unhappy
Under pressure to step up global climate aid, the world’s richest countries secured nothing less than a diplomatic coup in ...
Grist3d
Who’s responsible for waste? A Q&A about the ‘conspiracy’ of overconsumption.
According to the National Retail Federation, a United States trade group, Americans will spend nearly $1 trillion on clothes, ...
Grist4d
At COP29, new rules for carbon markets made them even more controversial
Environmental groups say weak guidelines risk facilitating “cowboy carbon markets at a time when the world needs a sheriff.” ...
Grist3d
Michigan wants to fast-track renewable development. Local townships are suing.
About 80 townships and counties are challenging the state's Public Service Commission over how it plans to implement a new ...
Grist4d
Rampant consumerism is bad for the planet. ‘Underconsumption core’ offers an alternative.
In one of Julie George’s most popular TikTok videos from this past summer, she highlights some of the quality items she owns and cherishes — a few nice pieces of jewelry, a single pair of Ray ...
Grist6d
Trump has vowed to kill offshore wind energy — but it might not be easy
That’s because the project is on such a long development timeline that Trump’s four-year term will be over before permitting and construction begin, according to RWE, the German energy giant ...
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At the final round of plastic treaty negotiations, a production cap hangs in the balance
Just a day after the conclusion of the United Nations’ annual climate conference in Azerbaijan, diplomats began convening in Busan, South Korea, for a separate bout of discussions — this time ...