Articles by Grist staff

Sonic Boon

The U.S. Navy has given up its controversial plans to test sonar systems off the New Jersey shore after enviros and federal regulators protested that the tests could harm whales and other marine animals. Two months ago, a dozen whales beached themselves in the Bahamas one day after Navy sonar exercises. Many scientists believe that […]

Towering Infernal

Enviros estimate that more than 4 million migrating birds are killed each year in the U.S. as they collide with communications towers, and the problem is becoming more severe as thousands of new towers crop up to serve cell phones and digital pagers. Bird conservationists are particularly worried about new mega-towers that will be constructed […]

Mutual De-fence Treaty

Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe plan to sign a historic agreement next month to create a massive wildlife park that will protect elephants, leopards, rhinos, lions, and buffalo. Wildlife ministers from the three nations will agree to remove the fences that divide their wildlands in order to create a reserve area of about 38,000 square […]

Eek Coli

One of the worst North American outbreaks of E. coli has hit the small town of Walkerton, Ontario, presumably because water supplies were contaminated by runoff from nearby cattle feedlots after a heavy rainstorm on May 12. Five people have died and nearly 1,000, or about a fifth of the town’s population, have fallen ill […]