Articles by Grist staff

Dropping the Bali

Negotiations at a two-week meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to establish the agenda for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development ended in stalemate on Friday. Delegates could not agree on several key issues and were ultimately forced to admit defeat; former Indonesian Environment Minister Emil Salim, who chaired the meeting, blamed the failure on a […]

A Shot in the Dark

For the obsessive ornithologists among our readers, some tragicomic news: Once-buoyant hopes for the survival of the ivory-billed woodpecker have faded after sounds thought to be the bird’s distinctive double-rap on a dead tree proved to be distant gunshots. Earlier this year, the ivory-billed woodpecker, which has not been confirmed to exist since shortly after […]

You’ve Got to Hand It to Us

Ah, Friday: You’re nearly done with your work, the weekend is looming, and there’s just one thing left on your list of things to do — helping to keep your favorite online environmental magazine alive and thriving. With a shoestring budget and a staff of just four people, we bring you breaking international environmental news […]

A Quest Called Tribe

U.S. EPA Administrator Christie Whitman acknowledged this week that it was “all too apparent that EPA needs to do more” to help tackle environmental problems on tribal lands. Whitman’s announcement came during the Sixth National Tribal Conference on Environmental Management, held this week in Sparks, Nev. The conference focuses on mining, water and air quality, […]