Articles by Grist staff

There Was Something in the Air That Night, the Stars Were Bright, Fernando

In a victory for enviros, leaders in the Brazilian Congress yesterday dropped a bill that would have cut the protected portion of the nation’s Amazon region from 80 percent down to 50 percent. The move came after Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso pledged to fight the bill, which enviros had warned would dramatically escalate destruction […]

Dear John

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) signed an executive order yesterday that calls on the state government to work toward environmental sustainability by making more efficient use of materials and emphasizing reuse and recycling. The order gives the Oregon Department of Administration six months to develop guidelines to help the state construct buildings and roads using […]

Globalization in Over Drive

One outcome of China’s expected entry into the World Trade Organization is likely to be a dramatic rise in car ownership among the nation’s 1.3 billion citizens, a possibility that alarms some American enviros who worry about increased pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases. Under the WTO, China’s import tariffs on cars will drop to […]

Helter Smelter

Enviros are cheering a decision by an international environmental panel to investigate Mexico’s handling of an abandoned lead smelter in Tijuana that has become a symbol of pollution problems along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Commission for Environmental Cooperation, established by a side accord of the North American Free Trade Agreement, agreed to compile a report […]