From California to Colorado and soon Hawaiʻi, utilities are getting sued over wildfires. These lawsuits can spur investor-owned power companies to upgrade their grids, but these fixes cost a ton, and the money has been coming from customers. New in grist: grist.org/wildfires/util…

Heartbreaker from Anita Hofschneider looking at what contributed to the ongoing tragedy on Maui (going way back to 19th century plantations) and why, in the era of compounding climate hazards, those charged with protecting communities will need to reassess how they think about risk

The science of post-wildfire contamination is just a few years old. As climate change fuels more intense blazes, officials are ill prepared to handle the risks. That's spelled fear and confusion on Maui. w/ Anita Hofschneider and Gabriela Aoun Angueira for grist grist.org/wildfires/maui…

Extreme heat is in many ways, the story of the summer. If you need tips to surviving it Gabriela Aoun Angueira & grist have got your covered grist.org/extreme-heat/t…

Latest for grist with insight from Green Alliance Grantham grist.org/article/sunak-…

Caltrans official says she was demoted for objecting to highway expansion politi.co/3tl3Afx via POLITICO

We turned the federal government's Fifth National Climate Assessment into a climate damages guide, broken down by geography. #NCA5 How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide. grist.org/climate/nation…

We reviewed the National Climate Assessment to provide you with the most important takeaways for your region. Here's how climate change threatens where you live: grist.org/climate/nation…

Latest for grist on how EV batteries can live a productive second life before being recycled. grist.org/energy/ev-batt…

In EPA's new methane rule, an innovative way to stop 'super emitters' grist with input from CarbonMapper Clean Air Task Force Earthworks NM Native Vote grist.org/accountability…

Anyone waiting to buy their #EV until the #cleanvehicletaxcredit becomes a point-of-sale rebate in 2024? Would love to talk to you for a grist story.

"...on Dec. 28, 1973, then-President Richard Nixon signed the US Endangered Species Act into law...Fifty years later, 99% of the species ever listed under the ESA are still around." Leslie Kaufman Bloomberg Green bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

More eyes on this issue, please. 'Surfing tower will be built, says Paris Games chief' AFP News Agency france24.com/en/live-news/2…

UPDATE: After a hearing this week, a state appeals court has rejected this lawsuit, upholding the California Public Utilities Commission's decision to slash rooftop solar incentives. Here's the decision: eservices.truecertify.com/?loc=CAC-PDLLI…

Puerto Rico has begun using batteries connected to residents’ rooftop solar panels to backup its grid, helping prevent blackouts and offering an alternative to peaker plants. grist grist.org/climate-energy…

As states across the country roll back how much they pay rooftop-solar owners for the surplus electricity they send back to the grid, Puerto Rico is protecting its generous solar credits until at least the end of the decade via grist's Gabriela Aoun Angueira buff.ly/3Sw6lTZ

Changes To Hawaii’s Home Battery Program Could Hinder Its Clean Energy Transition: A revision in how much homeowners are paid for the electricity they send to the grid could keep them from participating at all. dlvr.it/T3ptZB #HInews

My favorite climate story in a long time, thank you Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest Muslim Country? nyti.ms/3W5k1J7

Updated seasonal #hurricane forecast from Colorado State University maintains prediction for very active season: 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. Extremely warm tropical Atlantic and likely #LaNina are the primary reasons. tropical.colostate.edu/Forecast/2024-…

The $500 #defensiblespace grants Rebuild Paradise is giving to homeowners to help protect their new houses are having outsized impact on helping lower their insurance premiums, Gabriela Aoun Angueira went to Paradise for the details #philanthropy apnews.com/article/paradi…