Articles by Grist staff

Sittin’ by the Schlock of the Bay

Troubled Chesapeake Bay Needs New Protections, Says Enviro Group A long-running voluntary effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay has been a big flop — that’s the basic assessment announced yesterday by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a nonprofit conservation group. “All the scientific data suggests that the bay is not improving,” said foundation President William […]

No Palco of Mine

Controversial Logging Company Tries to Green Its Image Pacific Lumber, one of the most reviled logging companies in the U.S., is trying to give itself a green makeover. The Northern California logging giant, recently renamed Palco, has a new logo featuring a recycling symbol shaped like a tree, a new mission statement in which it […]

Air Devils

Draft Air Rule Could Be a Gift to Polluting Industries Thousands of old, highly polluting power plants and other industrial facilities could get a free pass under a draft air-pollution rule that the Bush administration is expected to put in place before the end of the month. The rule, which represents a big win for […]

At a Loss for Birds

FCC to Investigate Why Millions of Birds Fly into Cell-Phone Towers The Federal Communications Commission is launching an investigation into the reasons why high numbers of birds are killed by flying into cell-phone and broadcast towers in the U.S. Each year, an estimated 5 million to 50 million birds die this way, says the U.S. […]