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With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act. The so-called Big Beautiful Bill targets the tax credits designed to put the U.S. on the path to net-zero carbon emissions. grist.org/politics/big... #IRA #Politics #Climate #Policy #Budget #Congress

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Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions. Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now? grist.org/energy/trump... #Disaster #Climate #Chemicals #Policy #Climate #Environment

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Trump cuts hundreds of EPA grants, leaving cities on the hook for climate resiliency. grist.org/cities/trump... #Climate #EPA #Cities #Environment #Grants #Politics

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This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts. grist.org/indigenous/t... #Alaska #Climate #Fishing #Budget #AK

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Progress and frustration mark the UN’s third Ocean Conference. The historic high seas treaty is not yet in effect — but countries drew closer to implementing it. grist.org/internationa... #Ocean #Seas #Climate #UN #MarineLife #Fish

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Norway is all in on electric cars. What can the U.S. learn? Norway’s crusade to eliminate gasoline powered cars was years in the making. Can that achievement be replicated? grist.org/transportati... #Electric #EV #Climate #Cars #Norway

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Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land. The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows. grist.org/politics/sen... #Policy #Politics #trees #Land #Wildfire #Trump

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Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory The heat bearing down on central Alaska "could feel like 110" in a state where the sun can shine all day. grist.org/extreme-heat... #Alaska #Heat #Climate #AK #Temperature #Weather

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Did you know we also have over 40 short climate fiction stories? They're packed with inspiring climate solutions and visions for a clean, green, and just society. Check them all out here: grist.org/about-imagin... #Climate #Fiction #SciFi #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #BookSky #Writers

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Texas finalizes $1.8B to build solar, battery, and gas-powered microgrids. The state Legislature finally passed a proposal to fund backup power for critical facilities like nursing homes and fire stations. grist.org/energy/texas... #MicroGrids #solar #TX #Texas #Climate #Batteries #Renewable

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What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues. Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, and others terrorized the Pacific Northwest. "Murderland" asks what role polluters played. grist.org/culture/murd... #Murder #PNW #Pollution #Lead #SerialKiller #Climate #Climate

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Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions. Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now? grist.org/energy/trump... #Disaster #Climate #Chemicals #Policy #Climate #Environment

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Canada’s wildfire crisis is displacing First Nations at alarming rates. With over 40,000 people evacuated and infrastructure overwhelmed, Indigenous leaders say climate change is hitting their homelands hardest. grist.org/global-indig... #Wildfire #Indigenous #Climate #Tribes #FirstNations #Fire

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The sneaky way even meat lovers can lessen their climate impact. Mixing vegetables into processed meat can lower emissions — without compromising taste. grist.org/food-and-agr... By @fridagarza.bsky.social #Climate #Meat #Vegetarian #Food #Eat #Chef #Culinary

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With new Senate legislation, Congress is one step closer to gutting the Inflation Reduction Act. The so-called Big Beautiful Bill targets the tax credits designed to put the U.S. on the path to net-zero carbon emissions. grist.org/politics/big... #Climate #Policy #IRA #Politics #Budget

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The transfer of a sacred site to a copper mine is delayed once again. A federal judge in Phoenix provides a reprieve for Oak Flat. grist.org/indigenous/o... #Climate #Environment #Indigenous #GreenSky #Phoenix #Arizona #OakFlat

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The sneaky way even meat lovers can lessen their climate impact. Mixing vegetables into processed meat can lower emissions — without compromising taste. grist.org/food-and-agr... By @fridagarza.bsky.social #Climate #Meat #Vegetarian #Food #Eat #Chef #Culinary

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‘For anybody who could use a break’: A Q&A with sci-fi author Becky Chambers. What climate lessons can we learn from a pair of cozy solarpunk novellas? grist.org/looking-forw... #Solarpunk #Climate #Fiction #SciFi #literature

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Did you know we also have over 40 short climate fiction stories? They're packed with inspiring climate solutions and visions for a clean, green, and just society. Check them all out here: grist.org/about-imagin... #Climate #Fiction #SciFi #Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #BookSky #Writers

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For high-quality climate solutions and vital news, follow @grist.org and our journalists! We offer impactful journalism, always free with no paywall. Get the stories that matter. go.bsky.app/7mqjANC #Climate #Politics #Health #Energy #Environment #GreenSky #Booksky

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Mapping the Unmapped. Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster? grist.org/solutions/ca... #maps #disaster #climate #health #Greensky

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The surprising story behind the making of ‘Captain Planet’. The ’90s cartoon show was based on real issues and real people. grist.org/culture/capt... #PopCulture #Climate #Anime #Environment #TV #Media #Fun

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In meat- and fish-loving Japan, veganism is making a comeback. Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and pork ramen. grist.org/food-and-agr... #Japan #Climate #Food #Agriculture #Vegan #Meat

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Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land. The majority of public land is too fire prone and far away from communities to even make sense for housing, research shows. grist.org/politics/sen... #Policy #Politics #trees #Land #Wildfire #Trump

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Trump’s EPA accidentally made the case against passing the Big Beautiful Bill. GOP leaders claim that repealing power plant pollution rules and tax breaks for renewables will fuel an energy boom. Experts say they’re doing just the opposite. grist.org/regulation/t... #Politics #Energy #Renewables

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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy. The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. grist.org/energy/calif... #Energy #Climate #CA #California #Solar #Batteries #Electricity

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Misplaced Trust. Stolen Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system. Climate change is its legacy. grist.org/project/equi... #Universities #Indigenous #Tribes #UniversityofArizona #Arizona #Montana #SouthDakota #Texas #Idaho

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Considering a speed re-read of this one over the weekend because God knows I could use a break rn

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The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual. A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke. grist.org/climate/cana... #Wildfire #Wildfires #Smoke #AQI #Canada #Manitoba #Saskatchewan #Ottawa

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Read this short climate fiction story! Secret Powers. In land once claimed by Russia, a magical deer joins a young girl as she grows up and changes her land for the better. grist.org/climate-fict... #Writers #BookSky #Climate #ClimateFiction #Solarpunk #WritersLife #writersky #writingcommunity

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Misplaced Trust. Stolen Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system. Climate change is its legacy. grist.org/project/equi... #Universities #Indigenous #Tribes #UniversityofArizona #Arizona #Montana #SouthDakota #Texas #Idaho

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Trump’s budget bill is on the verge of transforming how America eats. The drastic policy shifts will make it harder on those who grow food — and on those struggling to afford to eat. grist.org/food-and-agr... #Food #Politics #Budget #Climate #Agriculture #Bills

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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy. The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone. grist.org/energy/calif... #Energy #Climate #CA #California #Solar #Batteries #Electricity

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Coal miners are fighting Trump’s safety cuts — and winning. grist.org/regulation/c... #Health #Climate #Mining #Coal #OSHA #WestVirginia #MSHA

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People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them? Climate change, a development boom, and overexploitation of groundwater are draining the Sunshine State. grist.org/science/flor... #Florida #water #FL #Climate #development #Homes

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In meat- and fish-loving Japan, veganism is making a comeback. Tourism, climate goals, and animal rights concerns are sparking a plant-based renaissance in a country famous for sushi and pork ramen. grist.org/food-and-agr... #Japan #Climate #Food #Agriculture #Vegan #Meat

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When will a vital system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean collapse? Depends on whom you ask. grist.org/oceans/amoc-... #AtlanticOcean #Oceans #Seas #Science #Climate #Policy

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Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas. grist.org/energy/data-... #AI #Datacenters #AWS #Robots #CloudComputing #LLM

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How ‘FernGully’ ended up in the West Virginia coal mines. The classic movie made fairies out to be nature’s champions. They weren’t always seen that way. grist.org/culture/fern... #Mines #WestVirginia #WV #Fairies #Coal #Movies

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The surprising story behind the making of ‘Captain Planet’. The ’90s cartoon show was based on real issues and real people. grist.org/culture/capt... #PopCulture #Climate #Anime #Environment #TV #Media #Fun

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New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River. The research highlights the groundwater issues complicating the Colorado River's already strained water supply. grist.org/science/new-... #ColoradoRiver #Water #Research #Science #Climate

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Mapping the Unmapped. Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster? grist.org/solutions/ca... #maps #disaster #climate #health #Greensky

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Youth climate activists won lawsuits in Montana and Hawai‘i. Now they’re targeting Trump. “Trump’s fossil fuel orders are a death sentence for my generation." grist.org/justice/yout... #Montana #Hawaii #Kids #Teens #Children #Climate #Law #FossilFuel

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Climate disasters can alter kids’ brains — before they’re even born. "What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially a neurological one." grist.org/health/clima... #Kids #Science #Health #Climate #Hurricanes #Environment

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Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood. grist.org/accountabili... #IRA #Climate #DOGE #Infrastructure #Energy #budget #Politics #Maps #Data

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Here's your daily dose of short climate fiction! Our Continuity, Each of Us Raindrops. Two brothers embark on a perilous journey to document endangered species, and instead find a different way to change the world. grist.org/climate-fict... #CliFi #SciFi #ClimateFiction #Solarpunk #Booksky

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Trump’s second term is creating ‘a limbo moment’ for US battery recyclers. The president hasn't directly targeted the nascent industry, but his clean energy rollbacks could hurt it. grist.org/technology/t... #Batteries #EV #Homes #Energy #Politics

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For high-quality climate solutions and vital news, follow @grist.org and our journalists! We offer impactful journalism, always free with no paywall. Get the stories that matter. go.bsky.app/7mqjANC #Climate #Politics #Health #Energy #Environment #GreenSky #Booksky

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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future. To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal. grist.org/energy/criti... #Mining #Cobalt #Lithium #Politics #Climate

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Coal miners are fighting Trump’s safety cuts — and winning. When the Trump administration moved to shut mine safety offices and shutter a program that protects miners from black lung disease, miners demanded it reverse course. It quietly did. grist.org/regulation/c... #Coal #Health #Miners

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