Articles by Grist staff

Spent Fuel for the Fire

Japan, which gets about a third of its electricity from nuclear plants, is having big problems trying to dispose of its nuclear waste. Public opposition to the nuclear industry in Japan is growing, fueled by an accident last year at a uranium processing plant that killed two people and exposed hundreds to radiation, and citizens […]

Interior Designs

Speculation is mounting that Montana Gov. Marc Racicot (R) would be a likely candidate for Interior secretary should George W. Bush win the presidency. Racicot yesterday joined other Western governors, including Dirk Kempthorne (R-Idaho) and John Kitzhaber (D-Ore.), in calling on the next president to give more weight to state and local governments in deciding […]

Old-growth Me Out

Sixteen major Canadian companies — including Bell Canada, Nike Canada, Kinko’s, and Citizens Bank — announced yesterday that they will stop purchasing all paper products made from old-growth forests within three years. The agreement stems from a campaign organized by the Markets Initiative, a coalition of environmental groups that includes Greenpeace and the Sierra Club. […]

Hanford and Sons

Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt recommended yesterday that President Clinton declare four new national monuments that would protect more than 500,000 acres of federal land in the West, and Clinton is expected to heed his advice. The proposed monuments include the Hanford Reach along the Columbia River in Washington; the Soda Mountain area of Oregon; canyons […]