Articles by Grist staff

Low Prestige

More than four months after the Prestige oil tanker sank off the coast of Spain, a new plan is underway for permanently cleaning up what proved to be the worst environmental disaster in the nation’s history. About half of the ship’s load of 77,000 tons of fuel oil has already leaked out and devastated the […]

Make ’em Walk the Plank

Speaking of polluting ships, U.S. officials have recently uncovered a rash of illegal sludge dumping at sea, and they say it may only be the tip of the iceberg. A number of ships have been caught releasing tons of oily, toxic sludge that’s produced in their engine rooms, even as captains, crews, and corporate managers […]

Civil Wrongs

In the South, low-income, black citizens are becoming more outspoken and effective as they fight the construction of landfills, polluting factories, and other environmentally hazardous facilities in their communities, and they’re increasingly being joined by neighbors of all colors. “Companies now don’t just bully in,” said Robert Bullard, a sociology professor at Clark Atlanta University […]

And other words from readers

  Re: Little Bundle of Consumption Dear Editor: Thanks go to Umbra for outlining her perspectives on the environmental consequences of childrearing. I agree wholeheartedly and have found myself in both a personal struggle and heated arguments about the topic with friends. I now have one child and plan, though guiltily, to keep it this […]