Articles by Grist staff

Dutch Oven

Royal Dutch/Shell said yesterday that a significant oil spill had occurred in Ogoniland, Nigeria, where the company has volatile relations with local residents. The company said it did not yet know the volume of the spill, but suggested the cause was arson near one of its facilities. Ledum Mittee, president of the Movement for the […]

Note to Self: Don't Feed Lead to Kids

Children with levels of lead in their blood that are now considered safe scored significantly lower on intelligence tests than children with almost no lead in their blood, according to a study presented yesterday at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. Lead author Bruce Lanphear said the research suggested that one in every 30 children […]

First 100 Daze

About 200 protesters from at least 22 environmental groups marched at the White House yesterday, claiming that President Bush had the worst environmental record of any president at the 100-day mark of an administration. In front of the White House gates, they lifted a big sign decorated with a spewing oil well; smaller signs read […]

The Lung and Short of It

More than 140 million Americans live in areas that flunk air-quality tests for ozone pollution, according to a report by the American Lung Association. The number rose 9 million since the group issued a similar report last year, in part due to hot summer conditions that could become par-for-the-course because of global warming. The group […]