Articles by Grist staff

I Love Parris in the Springtime

Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening (D) today created the country’s first statewide commission to ensure that poor and minority communities don’t bear the brunt of environmental pollution. Glendening said, “There are communities that tend to be politically less powerful because the family members are too busy struggling for survival. And as a result, they get dumped […]

The Arctic Refuge could become Bush's gays-in-the-military

California’s energy crisis has become a national Rorschach test, saying more about the viewer than about the ink blot. President Bush is a special case: He looks at the deregulation crisis and sees the need to drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Caribou-hoo-hoo. Photo: USFWS. Of course, given the number of oil […]

Zed, last of his species, in "Bright Lights, Dark City"

Analyze This!

The Canadian government is failing to adequately protect its citizens from toxic chemicals, according to a report released today by an advisory group to Prime Minister Jean Chretien. The report recommends that the government spend millions of dollars to analyze new and existing pesticides and other chemicals for risks, clarify which federal agencies are responsible […]