Articles by Grist staff

Not a Creature Was Stirring, Not Even a Grouse

Large swaths of sage and grassland desert in the West are the focal point of a contentious debate over protections for the sage grouse, a large bird that some enviros have taken to calling the “spotted owl of the desert.” The American Lands Alliance and other enviro groups are preparing to petition the feds to […]

They Weren't Wearing Their Lead Yarmulkes

Dozens of Israelis who worked at a nuclear reactor in a remote desert town are seeking millions of dollars in government compensation for cancer they claim resulted from their work. Years of attempts to settle the cases out of court have failed, and now the plaintiffs are pursuing a court case against Israel’s Atomic Energy […]

Carbon Paper Stains U.S.

The world’s industrial nations aren’t likely to meet the timetables for cutting emissions of carbon dioxide as called for in the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, according to a new study by the International Energy Agency. Continued economic growth in industrial nations has slowed a decline in the use of fossil fuels, according to IEA’s […]

A Wolf in Ship's Clothing

Greenpeace joined with an international union of transport workers yesterday to launch a campaign against the world’s largest shipbreaking yard, which is located in western India. Shipbreaking, or the dismantling of decommissioned vessels, poses serious environmental risks because toxic wastes are often housed on the ships and appropriate environmental and safety precautions are not taken, […]