Articles by Grist staff

The Strife Aquatic

Concerns about sea critters grow as ocean noise levels increase As the world’s shipping traffic more than sextupled between 1948 and 1998, scientists say the oceans’ noise levels have increased by some 15 decibels — and as the impact of decibels is calculated exponentially, that’s nothing to sneeze at. Researchers worry about the possible threat […]

Benefit to Be Tied

EPA ignores own research in creating mercury rule The U.S. EPA may have grossly underestimated the health benefits of mercury-emission reductions, according to a study commissioned by, uh, the EPA. When the Bush administration’s new mercury rule was released last week, administration officials claimed that it would yield only $50 million a year in health […]

Too Crunchy for My Shirt, So Crunchy It Hurts

New York fashion show highlights eco-friendly garb Green may soon be the new black, some fashionistas say. Case in point: the FutureFashion runway show last month during New York’s Fashion Week. Everything worn in the show — including clothes by high-profile designers Oscar de la Renta and Proenza Schouler — was made with eco-friendly fibers […]

Tamayo-Paced

Honduras forest activists slow deforestation In central Honduras, where deforestation is widespread, poor farmers and rural residents under the leadership of Roman Catholic priest Andres Tamayo have had a string of successes in their struggle to save the pine forests that sustain them (or used to). The activists say Honduras’ forests have been poorly managed […]