Articles by Grist staff

Frog and Toad Are Dead

Fertilizer levels that the EPA says are safe for drinking water can kill some species of frogs and toads, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Oregon State University researchers were surprised to find that some tadpoles and young frogs raised in water with low levels of nitrates typical […]

Al Gore Suffers From Weak Spine

Democratic presidential rivals Al Gore and Bill Bradley had a little spat last night over logging in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and Maine. Speaking at a New Hampshire debate, Bradley criticized the Clinton administration’s plan to limit logging in roadless areas of national forests because it would put some of the […]

Fish Rap

A 1995 deal between Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Defense Secretary William Cohen, who was at the time a Republican senator from Maine, helped to keep Atlantic salmon off the endangered species list, according to internal agency memos recently unearthed. In early 1995, Cohen, a moderate, sent a letter to Babbitt threatening to join his […]

More Power to 'Em

Electricity deregulation is giving a boost to clean energy in Pennsylvania — about a third of state residents who have chosen a new electricity supplier since the market opened have switched to renewable energy, according to officials at Conectiv Energy, which operates windmills in the state. Demand for wind energy has exceeded the company’s supply, […]