Silver medal for Outstanding Book of the Year, Wake Up and Smell the Planet, 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs)
Winner of 2006 National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation
Winner of 2006 “Webby” People’s Voice Award for best online magazine
Winner of 2005 Utne Independent Press Award for online political coverage
Winner of 2005 “Webby” People’s Voice Award for best online magazine
Chip Giller and Amanda Griscom Little awarded the 2004 Jane Bagley Lehman Award for Excellence in Public Advocacy by the Tides Foundation in recognition of the vital role Grist is playing in increasing environmental awareness
Named “outstanding website” in the 2005 WebAward Competition
Nominated for a 2004 Utne Independent Press Award for online political coverage
Winner of 2003 Utne Independent Press Award for online political coverage
Grist and Chip Giller won first place (by popular vote) in the 2001 AlterNet New Media Hero contest
Nominated for a 2002 Utne Independent Press Award for online political coverage
Society of Environmental Journalists named Grist a finalist for outstanding online coverage in the 1st Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment
Selected as “Cool Site of the Day” in November 2004
Named ”Favorite Beacon in the Smog” by Good Things