Sep 14, 2024
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. Bigger share of COP29 badges for Global South NGOs upsets rich-country groups. The UNFCCC has changed quota allocations for observers in a bid to...
Sep 11, 2024
The Smallest Inhabitants of the Ocean Marine microbiology is the study of microorganisms that exist in saltwater environments, including the deep ocean, coastal waters, estuaries, marine surfaces, and seafloor sediments. Too small to be seen with the naked eye, these...
Sep 9, 2024
The Grist 50 is a list of 50 people across the U.S. who are tackling some of the most pressing problems of today in innovative and exciting ways. On this year’s list, you’ll find creatives bringing powerful stories to new audiences, advocates pushing for healthy and...
Sep 6, 2024
A (non-comprehensive) list of interesting and relevant climate change, climate policy, and environmental justice stories. Fossil fuel transition back in draft pact for UN Summit of the Future after outcry. The new text of a UN pact for the high-level event brings back...
Sep 4, 2024
The Politics of Place Communities populated primarily by ethnic minorities and economically disadvantaged people have long been burdened with a disproportionate number of environmental hazards such as garbage dumps, toxic waste facilitates, scrap yards, factories, and...
Sep 2, 2024
For the first time, scientists have found evidence of microplastics in human blood. The study, published in the journal Environmental International, found traces of tiny plastic particles in 80% of the people tested. Microplastics, defined as small pieces of degraded...