Articles by Grist staff

USDA aims to tighten grazing standards for organic cows

Three moos for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is aiming to close a loophole in organic standards for livestock. Under the proposed rule, organic cows must be let out to graze in a pasture at least 120 days per year, and must get 30 percent of their feed from such grazing. The old rules […]

Some 10,000 endangered-turtle eggs seized in Malaysia

About 10,000 eggs from endangered green and hawksbill sea turtles were seized in Malaysia this week, though the eggs are believed to be from the Philippines. If the eggs haven’t been damaged too much, some of them may still be able to hatch in a nature reserve, officials said.

Cheney, others oppose Bush’s pending marine-reserve plan

Vice President Dick Cheney and others inside the White House have expressed opposition to President Bush’s proposed plan to designate more marine protected areas in the Pacific before he leaves office. (We definitely did not see that one coming.) Fisheries interests and some local officials in the Mariana Islands have also said they oppose restricted […]

New, more restrictive plan released for Yellowstone snowmobiles

A new plan allowing fewer snowmobiles into Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks has been released by the National Park Service which would cut by nearly 40 percent the number of loud, polluting snowmobiles allowed into the parks each day. The previous plan called for allowing up to 540 snowmobiles a day, but that plan […]