Articles by Grist staff

A Bad Case of Gas

The Montreal Protocol to heal the ozone hole is the poster child of successful environmental treaties; the general consensus is that as the treaty’s targets are met, the ozone hole will disappear, and the earth will be protected from the harmful ultraviolet radiation that leaks through. Not so fast, says the Environmental Investigation Agency, a […]

Sigh-onara

Not two months after the conclusion of the climate change negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco, Japan is sending alarming signals that it will bow to industry pressure and break its pledge to adhere to the Kyoto Protocol and cut greenhouse gas emissions. An advisory council to the government is recommending that emissions cuts be voluntary for […]

The Race Goes to the Swift

The tiny swift fox has got friends in high places: Ted Turner has launched a campaign to save the rare mammal, which is the smallest North American wild dog. Through the Turner Endangered Species Fund, the billionaire media mogul is petitioning South Dakota for permission to trap 180 swift foxes in Wyoming and release them […]

The Shipping News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reiterated yesterday that at-risk salmon populations wouldn’t be further endangered by a project to deepen the Columbia River for more shipping. The Corps said environmental improvements that would be undertaken along with the $188 million dredging project would actually upgrade conditions for fish in the lower river. The Corps […]