Articles by Grist staff

Mitigation Blank

A program allowing developers in the U.S. to destroy some wetlands if they create new ones or restore old ones is failing, according to a panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences. The panel found that federal agencies weren’t even tracking the country’s wetlands accurately to see if the losses to development were being […]

The Children's Crusade

In an unusual move, ABC News yesterday said it would remove correspondent John Stossel’s interview with California children about global warming from an environmental special airing Friday night. A group of Los Angeles parents teamed up with the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group and revoked their permission for the interviews on Monday. They said that […]

Risky Business

Even if the Bush administration has its head in the sand, many businesses in the U.S. are treating global warming as a reality. Atmos Energy Co., a natural-gas distributing company, has spent millions on weather insurance. If Atmos’s customers use less gas to heat their homes because of warmer temperatures, the insurance policy will offset […]

M'm M'm Good, That's What Campbell's Suit Is

A U.S. federal judge sided with environmentalists on Monday and reduced the authority of local officials to claim rights of way over trails on federal land. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Tena Campbell upheld a decision by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that three Utah counties did not have the rights of way […]