Featuring climate scientists and communications experts, the Talking Climate in the Age of Disinformation Action Party explored how everyday people can break through political polarization and fossil fuel industry misinformation. We were all reminded that using your voice is the most powerful climate action you can take. We learned from Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, one of…
We’ve entered the third month of the Trump administration’s expensive, unjustified war on Iran—a conflict that has killed thousands of civilians, wounded hundreds of servicemembers, and is rapidly exacerbating our domestic affordability crisis. The average gas price is now $4.52 per gallon, home energy costs continue their steady climb, and inflation has reached its highest rate in three years. And despite the fact that…
Featuring environmental justice advocates and community organizers, the People Over Plastic Climate Action Party explored the urgent need to pass New York’s Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) and the devastating real-world toll of the state’s broken waste system. We learned from Yvonne Taylor, founder of Seneca Lake Guardian and one of Grist’s top…
It’s been a turbulent year for wind projects in the U.S… and that’s putting it lightly. On the one hand, there have been some big wins. Earlier this year, five offshore wind developers won their court cases against the Trump administration and were allowed to resume construction. Last month, the largest wind project in the country started generating electricity. In…
Something interesting is happening. Earlier this week, House Republicans introduced the American Energy Dominance Act. We know what you’re thinking—another bill that gives an unnecessary handout to the fossil fuel industry? Well… no. In a true defiance of expectations, this Republican-led energy bill was designed to do just the opposite. If passed, it would restore the original phase-out…
Congressional Republicans just introduced a new bill—and it’s everything the fossil fuel industry has ever wanted. The Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 would grant oil and gas companies complete legal immunity from climate legislation and litigation, including superfund laws and the dozens of lawsuits that have been levied against the industry. If they succeed, it will be impossible to…
Wednesday marks the 56th annual Earth Day, and this year’s theme is one of the most poignant to date: “Our Power, Our Planet.” It’s a reminder of what has become all too easy to forget—that dedicated advocates, workers, communities, and visionaries are driving progress day in and day out, and the momentum they have built over…
Our recent conversation with Premal Shah, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board for Renewables.org, explored how anyone can help finance the clean energy transition in the Global South through zero-interest loans as small as $25. We discussed how this innovative model — following the Kiva model— is now being applied to solar projects across India…
The United States Forest Service is in jeopardy. On March 30th, the Trump administration announced that it would be completely restructuring the agency, with plans to move the agency’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, transition from a regional to state leadership model, and shut down over 50 place-based research facilities in favor of a centralized research center in Fort Collins. What…
One month into the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, there are countless signs that clean energy technologies are gaining momentum in America and around the world. We’ve covered the surge in U.S. consumer interest in EVs, as Americans reckon with daily increases in gas prices at the pump. But there’s also the United Kingdom, where heat pump and solar adoption skyrocketed in the first…