Articles by Grist staff

In Cod’s Country

E.U. Fisheries Ministries Reach Agreement on Catch Quotas They had to pull an all-nighter to make it happen, but the 15 nations of the European Union have finally reached an agreement on catch quotas for all commercial species of fish in the region. In crafting the agreement, fisheries ministers from the member nations sought to […]

Spills and Chills

Exxon Valdez Spill Continued to Cause Harm Years Later, Scientists Say The Exxon Valdez oil spill has lived on in the minds of Alaskans, environmentalists, and people around the globe who were horrified and outraged by the widespread ecological destruction from the 1989 disaster. Now, it turns out that the spill has also lived on […]

Not in My Backwards

Japanese Town Vies for World’s First Fusion Reactor With all the Not In My Backyard squabbling that takes place over nuclear energy facilities, it’s tough to believe that some communities actually invite nuclear power into the neighborhood. But that’s exactly the hope of Rokkasho-mura, a tiny fishing village in Japan that wants to house the […]

Willy Wonks

Judge Orders Feds to Reconsider Protections for Puget Sound Orcas The Bush administration’s environmental policies are taking a beating from the judicial branch this week. Not only did a federal court yesterday reject a plan to allow snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Glacier national parks; today, a different federal judge struck down the administration’s decision not […]