Articles by Grist staff

A Green Party

Midterm election results find U.S. environmentalists hopeful Whew, what a night. Environmentalists of all stripes hailed this year’s election results, though exit polls determined that Democrats were 53 percent giddier. With eco-foes like Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) defeated and green-leaning govs like Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich.) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) reseated, things are looking up. “The […]

Climate-change protesters hit the streets, fish are disappearing, and more

Read the news items highlighted in this week’s podcast: Teach a Man to Fish, and … Oh, Never Mind And I’ll Blow Your Case Down Adventures in Agriculture Hauntingly Familiar Under the Macroscope Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: Mother Knows Best Bread Basket Case The Moral of the Story Home […]

An artist invokes the spirit of courageous Americans, past and present

Editor’s note: We asked painter Robert Shetterly to share part of a portrait collection and book he’s created called “Americans Who Tell the Truth.” In addition to eco-legends such as Henry David Thoreau, Rachel Carson, Edward Abbey, and even Grist friend Bill McKibben, the artist profiles lesser-known activists who have shown us how to fight […]

Who’s On First?

Officials in suburban Detroit point fingers over contaminated park You remember when Katrina hit, and officials spent their time blaming each other instead of helping people? This is sort of like that, only smaller, and with less wind. Unsuspecting families in a Detroit suburb have played in a contaminated county park for years while city, […]