Articles by Grist staff

See You Later, Navigator

Grist off discovering vacation, claiming it for themselves Whatever you think of when you hear “Columbus Day” — genocide, getting lost, or just a day off school — it’s sailing our way on Monday. In order to contemplate all that’s gone awry on this continent since 1492, and give us time to think of more […]

Well’s Hells

Faulty natural-gas well drowns Indonesian villages in mud and water An Indonesian natural-gas well drilled using faulty practices has become a huge human-made disaster. In May, mud began seeping through the unprotected walls of the well at a depth of about 6,000 feet; drillers plugged the well hole, but the pressure of the mud eventually […]

The Log Days of Bummer

GAO blames Bush administration for high cost of Biscuit timber salvage The Bush administration, not environmental lawsuits, is to blame for the nearly $11 million cost of a logging project that will salvage only $8.8 million worth of timber, says a new study from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office. After the 2002 Biscuit fire burned […]

Gloom and Plume

Hazardous-waste plant explosion forces evacuations in Apex, N.C. An explosion at a hazardous-waste disposal plant in Apex, N.C., late last night forced the evacuation of more than half the town. Some 17,500 people left their homes, and more than 40 have been hospitalized. The toxic plume that emerged from ironically named Environmental Quality Industrial Services […]