Articles by Grist staff

Off-Road Hogs

Off-road vehicles (ORVs) pose the fastest growing threat to America’s wild areas and should be banned from federal lands, the Wilderness Society says in a report released yesterday. The report lists the 15 most endangered wildlands in the U.S., many of which the group says are threatened by ORVs as well as by logging, mining, […]

Beyond a Shadow of a Drought

January through April 2000 was the hottest such four-month period ever recorded in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Seventy percent of the country was much warmer than usual during the period, while less than 1 percent was significantly cooler than usual. Drought has hit much of the Midwestern U.S. this […]

Nader As Vote Raider?

Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign under the Green Party banner, which is attracting a growing number of environmentalists and labor union members, could cause headaches for Al Gore and give a boost to George W. Bush. Friends of the Earth has suggested that it might endorse Nader, and the United Auto Workers union has praised Nader […]

Organic Farming: It's for the Birds

Organic farms support substantially more birds, wild plants, and other wildlife than chemical-dependent farms, according to Britain’s Soil Association, which surveyed biodiversity studies conducted in Britain and Denmark over the last 13 years. The findings will likely prompt calls for wider use of organic farming methods to help reverse the decline of once-common British farmland […]