Articles by Grist staff

Park de Triomphe

Interior Dept. unveils new conservation-minded park policies New Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne scrapped predecessor Gale Norton’s proposed policy changes to national-park management yesterday, issuing a revised draft with much greater emphasis on conservation. Reflective of policies already in place, the new draft de-emphasizes recreation, allows park managers to consider the effects of outside pollution on […]

Employ Story

What counts as an “environmental” job? It used to be that environmental jobs were easy to identify, involving folks working directly with the land, air, and water. But today, says Kevin Doyle of the Environmental Careers Organization, all manner of occupations can be thought of as green. That’s great news, of course — unless you’re […]

Muddy Waters

Supremes divided on wetlands protection under Clean Water Act The Supreme Court ruled yesterday neither to sharply restrict the Clean Water Act nor to leave its current broad interpretation untouched. Instead it did … something else. Spurred by two Michigan property-rights cases, the high court’s contentious decision states that wetlands must at least be adjacent […]

Bryant Terry, food-justice activist, answers questions

Bryant Terry. What work do you do? I’ve committed myself to feeding people; illuminating the connections between poverty, malnutrition, and institutional racism; and working to create a more just and sustainable food system for everyone. b-healthy gets teenagers cooking. In 2001, I founded b-healthy (Build Healthy Eating and Lifestyles to Help Youth), a New York […]