A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels and rolls back regulations, mayors are greening their cities — in more ways than one.

Scientists find that ammonia wafting off the droppings of 60,000 birds contributed to the formation of clouds that might be insulating Antarctica, helping cool down an otherwise rapidly warming continent.

In California's water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water.

Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.

Tapping low-hanging clouds could be a cheap way to boost dwindling water supplies, according to new research.

The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.

Grist sat down with environmental journalist Marco Visscher to talk about his new book on the rise, fall, and return of nuclear.

Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.

While initial estimates can be a useful early measure in assessing the damage of natural disasters, the true costs are often much higher.