Articles by Grist staff

Hark, Hoover Goes There?

A coalition of enviros filed suit yesterday to force the U.S. government to do a better job of protecting endangered species and habitat along the lower Colorado River where it flows south toward Mexico and the Gulf of California. The ecological health of the area has deteriorated because seven upstream states divert so much water […]

Across to Bear

Wolves, bears, Canada lynx, and other animals are increasingly being killed in western Canada, causing some scientists to worry that species given strict protection in the U.S. might be in trouble when they cross over the Canadian border. In 1997, 12 grizzly bears, some of them considered essential to population stability in the border region, […]

Erode, Erode, Erode Your House, Gently Out to Sea

At least a quarter of the houses within 500 feet of coastlines in the U.S. may be lost to erosion in the next 60 years, according to a study conducted for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The problem, which may hit the Atlantic Coast especially hard, could be made even worse if sea levels rise […]

Same Old, Shame Old

Tiny particles of air pollution from power plants, vehicles, and other sources are causing notable rises in hospital visits and deaths among elderly Americans, according to a new study by scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the Harvard School of Public Health. The study, which examined data from the nation’s 90 largest metropolitan areas, found […]