Articles by Grist staff

Lice Age

Farmed salmon infect wild stocks with sea lice, study finds A new study of wild and farmed salmon in the Pacific Northwest reveals that farmed salmon breed parasitic sea lice that infect juvenile wild salmon swimming nearby and could affect stocks of other important commercial species. A Canadian research trio looked at some 5,500 young […]

Cap and Tirade

States file suit against EPA over mercury rule A coalition of nine states has sued the U.S. EPA, claiming the mercury emissions rule it issued earlier this month will do less to protect public health than the Clean Air Act requires. The suit charges the EPA with breaking the law by exempting power-plant mercury emissions […]

Doom and Gloom With a Sense of, Uh … Doom

Comprehensive assessment of world’s ecosystems released; be very afraid The largest and most comprehensive assessment of the world’s ecosystems ever undertaken was released today, and the results constitute a “stark warning” that “the ability of the planet’s ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted,” according to the 45-member board of […]

A Little Crab’ll Do Ya

New Chesapeake Bay conservation ads appeal to appetites The Chesapeake Bay Program’s current public-education campaign features the catchy, slogan “Save the Crabs … Then Eat ‘Em,” sure to enrage easily enraged animal-rights activists everywhere. Via billboards, TV commercials, and print ads, the campaign asks area residents to wait until fall to fertilize their lawns. Spring […]