Articles by Grist staff

Bordering on Insane

Dozens of illegal immigrants each night enter the New River in Mexicali, Mexico, and float north, hoping to elude U.S. Border Patrol agents who usually avoid the river for fear of pollution. Mexicali dumps 20 to 25 million gallons of raw sewage into the river daily, according to the California Water Resources Control Board, and […]

To Kjell With Nukes

Sweden’s environment minister called yesterday for nuclear and coal power to be phased out of the Baltic Sea region and announced that Sweden wants to be a world leader in developing sources of renewable energy. Kjell Larsson, who spoke at a meeting in Lithuania on the closure of the Chernobyl-style Ignalina nuclear power plant, gave […]

Uncle Salmon

The federal government yesterday released a new set of rules for the Pacific Northwest that prohibit harming threatened or endangered salmon and steelhead populations and the rivers and streams where they live. Still, the rules do not specify what activities are forbidden and do not require efforts to restore fish runs to their former healthy […]

Town and Out

Arnold, Calif., a longtime logging town, is turning against the industry that supported it for decades. A number of residents are opposing a plan by Sierra Pacific Industries to clear-cut a nearby area, fearing that it would damage the town’s burgeoning tourism industry, not to mention the area’s water supply “People come here for the […]