Articles by Grist staff

Endangered status of Northern Rockies gray wolves still in question

The fate of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies is up in the air again, as the Bush administration will open yet another period of public comment on whether the wolves should be kicked off the endangered species list. The wolves, which were delisted in March and relisted in September, are probably just hungry for […]

Bush admin to try to push through rule allowing more power-plant pollution

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. EPA aims to finalize by next week controversial rules allowing power plants to emit more pollution overall as long as they reduce their emissions on a per-hour basis.

World could be fossil-fuel free by 2090, study says

The world could wean itself off fossil fuels entirely by 2090 with trillions of dollars worth of investments in renewable energy and a concerted worldwide push, according to a study by Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council.

Up to seven endangered orcas feared dead

A group of 90 orcas that was declared endangered in 2005 may have lost up to seven of its members — the group’s biggest decline in about a decade. Some researchers said the drop is likely tied at least in part to large declines in the orcas’ favorite food: chinook salmon.