Articles by Grist staff

Here Today, Ghana Tomorrow

Environmentalists in Ghana are working to establish six sanctuaries for giant sea turtles along the country’s Atlantic coast, and they hope the refuges will attract eco-tourists. The Ghana Wildlife Society and other groups aim to raise some $20,000 to protect beaches where hundreds of sea turtles lay eggs between August and March. The turtles, which […]

Say It Before You Spray It

New York would become the first state in which counties could require homeowners to post warning flags alerting neighbors when they use pesticides on their lawns, under an agreement reached yesterday by Republican and Democratic leaders in the New York legislature. The measure would also mandate that parents be given notice 48 hours before spraying […]

King Ralph?

Ralph Nader, who will officially capture the Green Party presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Colorado next weekend, is spreading his pro-environment, anti-corporate message with far more fervor than he did in his 1996 campaign. In the last three months, Nader has campaigned in 47 states and raised about $1 million, and he plans […]

Get on the Bus

The Los Angeles metro area made a national first on Friday by adopting sweeping rules that will require new transit buses and garbage trucks to be powered by electricity, fuel cells, or relatively low-polluting fuels such as natural gas. The new rules, intended to cut down on diesel emissions that foul the air and are […]