Articles by Grist staff

Greedy and Shellfish

Enviros are hailing a decision by Mexican environmental officials to reject a controversial proposal for a tourist resort on San Quintin Bay, a pristine inlet 185 miles south of the U.S. border. The federal National Ecology Institute, which reviews the environmental impact of projects proposed for undeveloped areas, gave a negative assessment to the $700 […]

Oh Yeah, Canada

Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson today will introduce long-awaited endangered species legislation that calls for five-year jail terms for individuals who kill endangered species or destroy critical habitat. The measure would also allow for fines of up to $170,000 for individuals and $684,000 for corporations that violate the law. At present, Canada has no law […]

Recovering From Gorilla Warfare

Several Rwandan and American institutions are teaming up to create a high-tech program to monitor Rwandan gorillas and their habitat, using remote sensing from satellites and aircraft as well as human trackers on the ground carrying Global Positioning System units. The Rwandan government is hoping to use the program as a way to train people […]

Snake Bites

The Lower Snake River in Washington state was declared the most endangered waterway in the U.S. today by the environmental group American Rivers. Others in the group’s annual list of the most endangered rivers included the Missouri, the Ventura in California, and the Copper in Alaska. The Snake made the top of the list because […]