Articles by Grist staff

Ten-Year Track

Western Republicans are backing a bill that would set a 10-year deadline for Congress to act on wilderness designation proposals, a move that Democrats and enviros say could lead to the degradation of millions of acres of pristine federal land. Presently, the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management can treat areas as if […]

Portland Trailblazers

Oregonians across the political spectrum want their state government to set an example of environmental responsibility and offer incentives to encourage businesses to be more ecologically conscious, according to poll results released yesterday by Portland State University. Sixty-three percent of 500 voters surveyed said they support requiring state agencies to make eco-friendly business decisions, which […]

Drill Team

Alaska’s GOP congressional delegation is trying to attach a rider to a 2001 budget measure that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The remote 1.5 million-acre coastal plain in Alaska is home to a wide array of wildlife, including caribou and polar bears, and enviros argue that it should be left […]

J'accruise

Fifty-four U.S. environmental groups called on the EPA yesterday to crack down on pollution from cruise ships, with a formal petition that asks the agency to close loopholes in Clean Water Act regulations that allow the ships to dump millions of gallons of pollutants directly into sensitive waters. Cruise ships can legally discharge untreated waste […]