Articles by Grist staff

Bend Over

Big Bend National Park in Texas frequently has the dirtiest air of any of the national parks in the Western U.S., says the National Park Service. On clear days, visibility at the remote park can reach 180 miles or more, but such days are becoming less and less common. Last year there were only 43 […]

Beating Their Breasts

There’s a small but growing movement among breast cancer activists to focus on the environmental factors thought to contribute to the disease. “Women who for years thought the answer was better diagnosis and treatment are now saying that the only way we’re gong to deal with this killer is to reduce our everyday exposure to […]

Woo Is Me

Speaking yesterday before a crowd of more than 30,000 in Madison, Wis., Al Gore stressed the importance of tackling global warming in one of the most spirited speeches he’s given all year. “If the big oil companies and the chemical manufacturers and the other big polluters were able to communicate a message to this state, […]

The Grim Reefer

More than 25 percent of the world’s coral reefs have been destroyed by global warming, pollution, and destructive fishing techniques, and most of the rest could be dead in 20 years if serious action isn’t taken to address these problems, according to scientists assembled in Indonesia this week at a major coral reef conference. Global […]