Articles by Grist staff

Babes Up in Arms

Study Finds Troubling Levels of Flame Retardants in Breast Milk Fire-retardant chemicals used in household items from furniture to computers to coffee makers have been detected in American women’s breast milk at worrying levels, according to the first national study of the issue. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which have been linked to developmental difficulties and […]

West Side Story

West Coast Governors Step Up to Tackle Climate Change Accusing the Bush administration of “foot-dragging” in the fight against climate change, the governors of California, Oregon, and Washington teamed up yesterday to unveil a joint strategy for cutting emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. Governors Gray Davis (Calif.), Ted Kulongoski (Ore.), and Gary Locke (Wash.), Democrats […]

Stephen Buchmann, The Bee Works

Stephen Buchmann is president and founder of The Bee Works and coauthor of The Forgotten Pollinators. Monday, 22 Sep 2003 TUSCON, Ariz. It’s Monday morning and I’ve arrived at my office a bit late, feeling rushed and knowing there are plenty of things to do before the day’s over. There will be dozens of emails […]

Last Scoundrels of Refuge

Republicans Push for Oil Drilling in the Arctic Refuge — Again It’s the story that never dies: Republicans are once again plotting to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas drilling, this time by adding a provision to a major energy bill that is now being hammered out in […]