Articles by Grist staff

Putin Up Their Nukes

The Russian government has come up with a plan to build as many as 38 new nuclear reactors by 2020, disregarding concerns that the nation could be setting itself up for a repeat of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Russian enviros are particularly disturbed that the Ministry of Atomic Energy plans to help pay for […]

Zed, last of his species, in "Summa Cum Loud"

The British Are Coming Around

The British government announced yesterday that it will set new recycling requirements, hoping to turn around what Environment Minister Michael Meacher called the nation’s “pathetic” recycling rate. In England and Wales, people recycle just 8 percent of their household waste, compared to 45 percent in the Netherlands and 52 percent in Switzerland. Local authorities in […]

To Protect and Surf

President Clinton will unveil a system today to create “marine protected areas” in sensitive ocean waters, comparable to creating parks or wilderness areas on land. Offshore oil drilling, mining, dumping, fishing, and other activities could be banned in the protected areas, which will be designated by the Commerce and Interior departments. Specifically, Clinton will call […]