Articles by Grist staff

Enviros Ruffle Ridge

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (R) yesterday signed into law a $646 million program to help protect many thousands of acres of open space, preserve 1,500 farms, and improve state parks. But enviros in the state criticize the new law because it lacks a dedicated funding base, and they say that nearly $1.5 billion would be […]

Drop the Chalupa, er, the Agua

Mexican and U.S. enviros are teaming up to pressure the U.S. government into allocating more water from the Colorado River to protect endangered species, a move that could spur new legal battles over water in the Western U.S. Fourteen enviro groups, including four from Mexico, have announced their intent to file suit within 60 days […]

Life Is Beautiful. Nukes Are Ugly.

Italy plans to spend nearly $3 billion over the next 20 years to dismantle and clean up its four nuclear power plants and create a repository for nuclear waste, the nation’s industry minister said Tuesday. The plan is intended to implement a 1987 referendum in which Italian citizens voted to ban nuclear power. Meanwhile, the […]

That's Some Killer Pot

Nearly 11 percent of children in Tijuana, Mexico, have high lead levels in their blood, according to a three-year study by researchers from the University of California at Irvine. Most of the children contracted the lead poisoning by eating from lead-glazed cookware or being exposed to contaminated soil. Only about 0.1 percent of the lead […]