For the first time, solar has outpaced coal in U.S. electricity generation, marking a historic shift in the nation’s energy mix.

Read more → https://grist.org/solutions/for-first-time-americans-are-getting-more-of-their-electricity-from-solar-than-coal/

#Grist #Climate #Climate&Energy

With farm bankruptcies up 46%, this Michigan program teaches new growers by doing—no profit pressure, just real skills and a harvest for local food aid.

Read more → https://grist.org/food-and-agriculture/becoming-a-farmer-is-hard-this-michigan-program-wants-to-help/

#Grist #Climate #FoodandAgriculture

Parks offer $3 in local economic benefits for every $1 invested, new report finds.

Read more → https://grist.org/cities/your-local-park-is-bringing-in-the-green-and-by-that-we-mean-money/

#Grist #Climate #Cities

Pennsylvania town wins $145K verdict against slaughterhouse over tainted water, proving community can take on powerful industry despite lenient laws.

Read more → https://grist.org/accountability/blood-in-the-well-one-towns-fight-against-the-slaughterhouse-polluting-it/

#Grist #Climate #Accountability