Articles by Grist staff

Bleach Blanket Bingo

U.S. Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta announced four initiatives to help preserve coral reefs yesterday, after a monitoring group released a report saying that 27 percent of the world’s reefs were gone and that 70 percent would be dead by 2050. Mineta’s plan includes creating several “no anchoring” zones for large ships near reefs in the […]

Everglades Super Fresh

President Clinton yesterday signed into law what was the only piece of major environmental legislation passed by Congress this year, a $7.8 billion plan to restore the Florida Everglades over the next 30 year to 40 years. The signing drew an enthusiastic Bush to the White House — that’d be Jeb, the Florida governor. Meanwhile, […]

Flipper Flap

That most coveted and contentious of labels — dolphin-safe tuna — remains before the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The Clinton administration wants to relax the labeling standard to allow for tuna caught by purse-seine nets as long as the dolphin caught in the nets are set free. Environmentalists are split […]

Jeff Ruch, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

Jeff Ruch is executive director of PEER, a service organization helping federal, state, and local agency scientists, law enforcement officers, land managers, and other professionals uphold environmental values within public service. Monday, 11 Dec 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. Most days begin with a phone call. This particular call came from an Arizona State Parks naturalist named […]