Articles by Grist staff

Sleazy Money

Each of the leading presidential contenders has done favors for campaign contributors, often compromising the environment in the process, according to a new report conducted by the Center for Public Integrity. Bill Bradley has drawn hefty campaign contributions from the chemical industry and introduced numerous bills that eliminate tariffs on certain highly toxic pesticides, the […]

Baja Humbug

A proposal for a huge tourist resort in Baja California, Mexico, has sharply divided the rural community of San Quintin Valley, with some residents eager for the thousands of new jobs the resort could create and others anxious over the ecological destruction it could cause. The $700 million-plus resort, proposed by a group of investors […]

Feeling Sheepish

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep gained endangered status Monday, eight months after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had given the species a temporary, emergency listing. An estimated 125 bighorns remain in the 400-mile-long Sierra Nevada range, less than half the population of 15 years ago. The bighorn herds have been devastated by hunting, domestic sheep […]

Pay the Bill

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Bradley attacked corporate pork yesterday, announcing that as president he would work to eliminate tax shelters, loopholes, and subsidies that favor big companies, including those engaged in environmentally destructive practices. Bradley specifically said he wants to cut benefits to mining companies that drill on public land and pay small royalties, oil […]