Articles by Grist staff

So a Priest Walks Into an Environmental Protest …

Brazilian priest on hunger strike to stop water-diversion scheme Roman Catholic bishop Luiz Flavio Cappio has been fasting for 10 days in a modest chapel 600 feet from Brazil’s Sao Francisco River, aiming to halt a massive water-diversion project. The $1.8 billion government plan involves building hundreds of miles of canals and other infrastructure to […]

We Mar the World

World Bank study says pollution, climate change hurt millions The World Bank is not the first institution that comes to mind when you’re looking for hard-hitting environmental analysis. But a new report from the powerful development agency asserts that while alcohol, tobacco, and unsafe sex are still the most common threats to human health in […]

Naked Lunch

Naked Chef hits reality TV to press for healthy, green school lunches Every day, at thousands of schools across the U.S., kids eat crap — over-processed, nutrient-poor, canned, just-add-water, microwaved mystery-meat crap. Not that we have any bitter memories. But a champion of healthy, eco-friendly, locally produced school food for American children has arisen — […]

Hall and Votes

Choice to head FWS has iffy record on endangered species Dale Hall, a 27-year veteran of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will probably be confirmed today as the agency’s director by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. A full Senate vote on the confirmation is expected soon. Hall’s tenure at FWS seems notable […]