Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract ( grist.org )
The true cost of climate pollution? 44% of corporate profits. ( grist.org )
What if companies had to pay for the problems their carbon emissions cause? Their profits would plunge, according to new estimates, possibly wiping out trillions in financial gains....
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Biden bars oil drilling across a wide swath of Alaska's Arctic ( grist.org )
The Biden administration took steps to set aside millions of acres of undeveloped land and vital habitat for migratory birds, grizzly and polar bears, and caribou in the Arctic on Wednesday, announcing plans to prevent drilling in some areas and cancel all remaining oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a...
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Why it's more expensive for Black towns to borrow money ( grist.org )
When cities need to raise money for roads and water lines, they have a few options. They can raise taxes, for instance, or charge fees for city services. If that isn’t enough, though, they can also issue bonds, borrowing on a $4 trillion credit market to pay for new construction projects they can’t afford otherwise. These...
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Heat waves are making restaurant kitchens unsafe. Workers are fighting back. ( grist.org )
How 14 public universities are profiting in the billions from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land ( grist.org )
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Public power is on the ballot in Maine. Will voters take a leap of faith? ( grist.org )
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EV makers Tesla and Rivian signed a right-to-repair pact, but the fight over who controls the car data continues ( grist.org )
For years, the car industry has been feuding with automotive service groups and right-to-repair advocates over who should control access to telematic data, information about speed, location, and performance that cars transmit wirelessly back to their manufacturers. Increased access to telematic data, repair advocates argue, will...
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Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts ( grist.org )
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The fight over a facility that recycles dead animals in Los Angeles ( grist.org )
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Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors 2024 contest collection ( grist.org )
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Biden administration launches 'Earthshot' effort to slash energy bills ( grist.org )
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