Articles by Grist staff

Congregatulations!

A growing number of religious leaders are getting active in environmental issues, urging their congregations to be good stewards of the earth. This fall, leaders in 16 states have joined an interfaith effort aimed at educating people about climate change. Last year, a group of “Redwood Rabbis” fought to save old-growth trees in California’s Headwaters […]

For Goodness Hake

Cod and western hake stocks in the North Sea are so low that the European Union may ban catches in much of the sea this year, predicts the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), a British conservation group. Cod stocks have plummeted so dramatically in the past 20 years that they are now […]

Quaking Like a Reef

A Malaysian ship with a load of dangerous chemicals ran aground last week on the Great Barrier Reef off the northeastern coast of Australia, likely damaging about 150 feet of coral with the impact of its landing. The ship is still stuck on the reef, which is part of the world’s largest complex of coral […]

Happily Everglades After?

The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed landmark legislation on Friday that would provide $1.4 billion to begin a 30-year effort to restore the Florida Everglades, one of the largest environmental restoration projects in history. The measure, part of a larger water resources bill, was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and is expected to be signed […]