Articles by Grist staff

Dust Busted

Manhattanites Sue EPA Over Mishandling of Enviro Hazards from Sept. 11 The U.S. EPA mishandled the environmental hazards caused by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and put thousands of New Yorkers at risk, charges a class action lawsuit filed by 12 lower Manhattan workers and residents yesterday in U.S. District Court. The suit claims […]

Bark A’Lounging

Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels Messing With Amazon Ecology Researchers have discovered that areas of the Amazon rainforest previously considered pristine are in fact undergoing drastic changes, likely due to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The discovery was a bit of an accident — researchers tracked changes in plots of isolated rainforest to […]

Water Relief!

New Report Delivers Good News on Water Usage Americans used 408 billion gallons of water a day in 2000, a number virtually unchanged since 1985 and lower (down 25 percent per capita) than in 1975, says a report released yesterday by the U.S. Geological Survey. “Conservation,” the report says, “is working.” Though the public tends […]

The Wind Also Rises

Wind Power Keeps on Growing, Says Report Wind power has made such inroads that it’s no longer “alternative,” says an industry report released today. Total world power capacity generated by wind rose by more than a quarter last year, to 39,294 megawatts. The U.S. and Europe together accounted for 88 percent of the total, with […]