Articles by Grist staff

Sher and Sher, I Like

In another sign that anti-dam sentiment is spreading across the U.S., a bill introduced in the California legislature yesterday would require the state to draw up a list of dams that could be demolished to help the recovery of endangered salmon and steelhead trout. The bill — drafted by state Sen. Byron Sher (D), chair […]

And You Can Start By Not Buying This Magazine

Time Inc., the folks who bring you People and Entertainment Weekly magazines, are jumping on the voluntary simplicity bandwagon — sort of. Next month, the company will launch a new magazine, Real Simple, that is aimed at women who want to simplify their overextended lives. The magazine’s founders have changed the familiar mantra of “less […]

But, Hey, the Home of Baywatch Can't Be All Bad

Water and air pollution and increasing pesticide use are raising the rates of cancer, asthma, and other health problems in California, particularly among children, poor city dwellers, and farm workers, according to a report released yesterday by an environmental health advocates group. The Environmental Health Policy Alliance, formed last year to advise California Gov. Gray […]

Assault With Batteries

Russia is building floating nuclear stations to bring cheap power to remote locations, but Russian enviros say the units will be accident-prone, waterborne “Chernobyls” that will make easy targets for terrorists. The stations will serve as huge atomic batteries moored off coastlines, each providing enough power for a town of 50,000. Construction has begun on […]