Articles by Grist staff

Sea Minus

It’s an ocean of trouble out there — such were the conclusions of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, which issued an interim report today at the halfway-point of an 18-month study of ocean health and marine resources. So far, the commission has found that about 40,000 acres of coastal wetlands in the U.S. are […]

Koh Chang: Ka-ching!

One by one, Thailand’s tropical islands have been overrun by the tourism industry and all but gutted by unbridled, profit-driven development. Now the nation’s impoverished government has its eye on the last large piece of unspoiled land: idyllic Koh Chang Island. This time, though, the government promises it will use proper zoning, strict regulations on […]

Wayne Lasuen, Student Conservation Association

Wayne Lasuen is a campus recruiter for the Student Conservation Association. Monday, 23 Sep 2002 ST. PAUL, Minn. Everyone who grows up in a small town — in my case, Mountain Home, Idaho — dreams of going elsewhere, but most people just stay put. To make matters worse, those who stick around get jealous of […]

El Smog

Mexico City declared its first pollution alert in almost three years yesterday, when ozone levels in the famously smoggy city reached about 250 percent of acceptable levels. The alert resulted in some 350,000 cars being ordered off the city streets. That’s a lot, but it’s far fewer than the nearly half of the city’s estimated […]