Articles by Grist staff

Eternal Sunshine of the British Mind

U.K. freedom-of-information rules promise access to crucial enviro data In sharp contrast to America’s growing number of terror-inspired no-right-to-know rules restricting citizens’ access to government info crucial to environmental health and safety, new rules in Britain that took effect Jan. 1 are intended to do just the opposite (no, not incite terrorism): ensure citizens’ access […]

Exeter Stage Left

Climate eggheads conclude we’re toast, not sure when we’ll hear the ding A three-day scientific conference on global warming in Exeter, U.K., that wrapped up today vividly illustrates the frustrating current state of the climate-change debate. There was a palpable sense of urgency among the scientists in attendance, as various studies predicted that global warming […]

Reid Between the Mines

Senate Democratic leader Reid is a friend to the mining industry Sen. Harry Reid, the new leader of the Senate Democrats, knows full-well that his home state of Nevada isn’t a liberal or environmental stronghold. Thus he has had to balance his party’s political agenda with his state’s economic interests, and one of those big […]

It Takes a Six-State Caucus to Raise a Child

Midwest states announce effort to protect children from eco-hazards Youngsters in six Midwestern states may soon be safer from environmental dangers ranging from pesticide use in schools to toxic fumes from school-bus tailpipes. Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin lawmakers in the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators have agreed to work together to create […]