Articles by Grist staff

Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One

EPA must consult wildlife officials about pesticide use Yesterday a federal judge overturned a two-year-old regulation that allowed the U.S. EPA to approve pesticides without consulting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about toxic impact on rare animals and plants. Ruling in favor of nine environmental groups, U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenor declared that […]

Top environment reporters talk about journalism vs. activism

With global warming, biodiversity loss, peak oil, and other environmental problems looming large, those who report on the issues face a dilemma: Do they report the facts dispassionately, or shift to advocacy? How do mainstream reporters deal with this issue? To find out, we asked a few of them.   As you’ve covered environmental issues […]

Target Practice

BP fires up carbon-offset program Oil giant BP, eager to show that it’s Beyond (all the) Petroleum (it’s leaked on the Alaskan tundra), has launched a carbon-offset program for drivers in the U.K. The new “targetneutral” website lets drivers log on to estimate their car’s annual carbon dioxide emissions, then calculate how much they should […]

Hu’s Fine Is It, Anyway?

China considers fining media outlets for disaster reporting Advancing their reputation as fun-loving goofballs, Chinese officials are considering a new law that would allow local governments to fine media outlets up to $12,500 for reporting on environmental disasters and other emergencies without permission or in a way that “causes serious consequences.” Officials have been embarrassed […]