Articles by Grist staff

Asbestos Times, the Worst of Times

U.S. Faces Coming Asbestos Health Crisis, Group Says Despite the common public perception that asbestos went out with bell bottoms and disco, the fact is that asbestos — like, uh, bell bottoms and disco — is still with us. In fact, claims a report released today by the Environmental Working Group, we are poised to […]

Hey Hey, Ho Ho, GMO Has Got to Go

Northern California County Passes Anti-GM Initiative Northern California’s Mendocino County yesterday passed a voter initiative that bans the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops. The surprising 56-44 percent victory capped the county’s most contentious and high-profile election ever, in which the initiative’s backers were outspent by a whopping 6-1 margin. Supporters of Measure H raised […]

It’s a Sprawl World After All

Two Anti-Sprawl Initiatives Fail in California In other, less eco-friendly initiative news, two separate measures intended to limit sprawl were defeated in California yesterday. In San Diego County, voters bucked statewide trends by rejecting the Rural Lands Initiative, which would have put a 20-year ban on development in 1,000 acres of the county’s “backcountry.” And […]

There Are Other Fish in the Sea … for the Moment

Report on Ocean Management Likely Headed for Chilly Reception The sad state of our oceans is poised to make headlines again this month, but ocean advocates worry that the Bush administration won’t take the problem seriously. The Commission on Ocean Policy — a 16-member presidential advisory panel appointed to comprehensively revisit ocean management policy for […]