Articles by Grist staff

Quality Is Job One

Protected Areas Aren’t Adequate to Shield Endangered Species Some 20 percent of the world’s threatened animal species live in habitats that are entirely unprotected, according to a study just published in the journal Nature. Although 11.5 percent of the world’s land is protected in wildlife preserves and parks — exceeding the ambitious 10 percent goal […]

Breath Defying

EPA’s New Smog Standards Cause Political Uproar On April 15, the U.S. EPA will release a list of counties across the country that exceed its new standards for ground-level ozone (the main component of smog), and the impending announcement is already kicking up a political poopstorm. Local and state governments in overly smoggy areas will […]

Crossing Jeffords

Jeffords Stalls Bush EPA Appointments Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.) has put on hold four of President Bush’s appointments to top positions in the U.S. EPA, protesting what he says is the agency’s refusal to turn over documents he’s requested. Saying he has repeatedly been “stonewalled” by the agency — he points to 12 unmet document […]

Bipartisan House bill may signal growing consensus on climate change

Gilchrest (left) and Olver, the new climate warriors. Photo: U.S. House. The nascent congressional effort to fight global warming has spread to the House — but supporters acknowledge that it’s not likely to receive an especially warm welcome from the chamber’s leadership. Last week, a motley bipartisan crew of representatives including Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) and […]