Why the Price of Electricity Is Spiking Around the Country
Not all states have gotten hit equally hard. The reasons are complex.
Environment & Sustainability
Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.
Growing Threat to Heat-Exposed Workers: Chronic Kidney Disease
Some experts believe CKD is the first chronic illness directly linked to climate change. By Gina Jiménez, Public Health Watch Two years ago, Ignacio, a construction worker in Houston, began having frequent headaches and fatigue. Then 40, he initially didn’t…
Four Governors Whose States Rely on PJM Want Data Centers to Guarantee Their Own Power
The governors are exploring fast track approval for data centers that agree to deliver dependable power to the grid as part of the connection process. By Rambo Talabong In a surprise move that could benefit PJM Interconnection, four state governors…
On first International Day of the Deep Seabed, we seek stewardship and consensus (commentary)
Beneath the waves of the high seas, beyond the national borders of any country, lies the deep seabed. Known in international law as the “Area,” it covers 54% of the global ocean and lies at depths from 200 to 10,000…
Shell’s profits surpass $43bn after production hits new highs in Brazil and Gulf of Mexico
Fossil fuel firm plans to buy back shares for 16th consecutive quarter, as protesters say Shell’s profits are ‘horror show’ Profits at Shell have climbed to more than $43bn for the year so far after fossil fuel production in the…
This obscure Georgia election is about so much more than your power bill
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. Georgians are currently voting in rare off-year elections for two seats on the Public Service Commission — the only statewide races on the ballot this…
Trump-Xi meeting: US president says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed
Donald Trump hails ‘amazing’ trade talks with Chinese counterpart, with ‘no roadblock at all on rare earth’ Live coverage: Xi says US and China should be ‘partners and friends’ Donald Trump has described crucial trade talks with the Chinese president…
In Mauritius, an NGO is tracking the sex life of corals to save them
BLUE BAY, Mauritius — Every October, Blue Bay in southeastern Mauritius, named for its enticing waters, takes on a pinkish hue. The cause: corals releasing millions of eggs and sperm. This type of annual synchronized spawning is crucial to the…
Mauritius rethinks coral restoration as reefs suffer from another mass bleaching
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — Seeing coral reefs can color one’s monochrome view of the ocean forever. In the pink of health — and red, blue, green and purple — corals resemble underwater fireworks, forming glorious landscapes pulsating with marine life.…
‘White-knuckled wolf spider’ thought lost is rediscovered on Isle of Wight
Conservationists hail ‘remarkable’ rediscovery after 40 years, at nature reserve only accessible by boat A tiny spider thought to have vanished for ever from the UK has been rediscovered on a remote area of a nature reserve accessible only by…