Articles by Grist staff

The Ice, Man, Goeth

The Greenland ice sheet — which contains almost 10 percent of all the frozen water on the planet — is melting at a rate of approximately 12 cubic miles per year, according to research by NASA scientists published in the journal Science. If melting continues at this rate, it could cause a measurable rise in […]

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?

Two months after India became the second nation in the world with a population greater than 1 billion, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and other government leaders will meet tomorrow to develop a strategy for slowing the nation’s population growth. Since the birth of India’s symbolic billionth baby on May 11, another 3.5 million […]

Cod's Wallop

In one of the toughest judicial actions taken under the Endangered Species Act in the last decade, a federal judge yesterday banned trawl-net fishing for pollock, cod, and other bottom fish in large ocean areas off Alaska, citing a need to protect endangered Steller sea lions. The sea lions forage for the same fish chased […]

Sticking It to 'em

Willamette Industries, Inc., a major U.S. plywood manufacturer, agreed yesterday to a $93.2 million settlement with the feds, the largest figure ever in a case involving air pollution from factories. The adhesives used to glue together sheets of plywood give off volatile organic compounds that contribute to smog, and EPA Administrator Carol Browner said the […]