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For this young climate activist, saving the Earth is an extracurricular
At 17, Grace Lambert balances high school, sports, college applications — and a 90-person organization that's fighting for our survival.
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As Earth Day turns 50, its first organizer talks with one of the movement’s new heroes
Earth Day 2020: An opportunity to demand action
Three kids learned about Greta Thunberg for Earth Day, and their reactions are 100% wholesome
BIDEN HIS TIME
What does Joe Biden have to do to win over the climate movement?
DEAD AIR
These air pollution standards kept people out of the hospital. Trump just rolled them back.
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No more ‘war on coronavirus’: In search of better ways to talk about a pandemic
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Locusts and coronavirus: A Biblical nightmare strikes the horn of Africa
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‘We’re the virus’: The pandemic is bringing out environmentalism’s dark side
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Can ‘carbon-smart’ farming play a key role in taking on climate change?
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To get coronavirus bailout money, the government is forcing airlines to fly 'ghost planes'
A GRIST SPECIAL SERIES
Climate in the Time of Coronavirus
Grist + Center for Public Integrity + The World
Growing Food, Sowing Trouble
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Earth Day is streaming now
Instead of taking to the streets, groups like the Earth Day Initiative and the US Climate Strike Coalition are taking to the internet to mark the occasion responsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Environmental destruction is making the next coronavirus more likely
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Did DDT play a role in my family’s cancers?
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Malls are going back to their roots — as suburban town centers
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Fertilizer feeds humanity — and it’s destroying the Gulf of Mexico
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2020 Vision
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Who’s your climate champion? Sanders and Biden vied for the title at Sunday’s debate
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Revolution or steady progress? The Bernie-Biden climate split
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EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg’s new public lands proposal is last but not least
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Deja vu
10 years after Deepwater Horizon, the U.S. is even more at risk of a major oil spill
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Can ‘carbon-smart’ farming play a key role in taking on climate change?
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Oakland opened up 74 miles of city streets to pedestrians and cyclists
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The Grist 50, in depth
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The Grist 50, in depth
This former oil driller taps into the Earth’s clean energy
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As Earth Day turns 50, its first organizer talks with one of the movement’s new heroes
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Earth Day 2020: An opportunity to demand action
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For this young climate activist, saving the Earth is an extracurricular
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Three kids learned about Greta Thunberg for Earth Day, and their reactions are 100% wholesome
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She puts (robot) eyes on the street to keep people safer
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Here’s how youth climate activists are coping with the pandemic
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DEAD AIR
These air pollution standards kept people out of the hospital. Trump just rolled them back.
BIDEN HIS TIME
What does Joe Biden have to do to win over the climate movement?
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