Articles by Grist staff

Motley Fuel

Is this creative problem solving, or utter madness? Diesel fuel, gasoline’s much-maligned stepsister, could be welcomed back into the energy fold if the auto industry has its way. Diesel fell out of favor in the U.S. two decades ago because it is smelly, pollution-causing, and carcinogenic. But faced with increasing demands for better fuel efficiency, […]

The Good Life

Re: Katie Alvord, author Dear Editor: My, how I enjoyed this “how-to” series. Although not a lifestyle I think I can completely embrace (at a guess I’m at least 30 years older than Alvord and … ah … not quite as fit), it helps me imagine additional ways to live by my principles. Ann S. […]

Deep Fix

The Natural Resources Defense Council and Idaho’s Snake River Alliance sued the Energy Department on Friday to prevent it from disposing of nuclear waste from military reactors in any way other than burial deep in the earth. In 1999, the Energy Department drafted rules to allow the difficult-to-remove waste left in the bottom of tanks […]

Singing a New Tuna

Following criticism from the Environmental Working Group, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will order an independent scientific review of its advisories for pregnant women about eating fish. Although widely regarded as a healthful, some fish can concentrate mercury in their fatty tissues. When eaten by pregnant women, the mercury can cause brain damage in […]