Articles by Grist staff

State of the Wal-Mart

States are increasingly taking strong action to curb sprawl, according to a report released today by the Sierra Club. The report ranks states on open space protection, land use planning, transportation planning, and community revitalization, and notes that Oregon, Vermont, Maryland, and Rhode Island, among other states, are creating innovative programs to tackle sprawl. Though […]

Bad Magic for Forest NMFs

A federal judge ruled last week that 24 timber sales in Oregon cannot go forward until the federal government ensures that they will not harm fish protected by the Endangered Species Act. The ruling, which came in a lawsuit filed in January by the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund on behalf of several fishing and enviro […]

Mr. Right, Meet Mr. Left

GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) said yesterday that Republicans “have to do a lot more than they are doing today on the environment.” During a visit to Seattle, he decried the $5 billion maintenance shortfall for national parks and challenged GOP congressional leaders to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which […]

Where Some See Profits, Others Sea Turtles

The heads of five prominent environmental groups accused the Clinton administration yesterday of abandoning environmental concerns as it prepares for the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting, to begin in Seattle in late November. The groups — including the National Wildlife Federation and Friends of the Earth — all claim to support global trade, but they […]