Articles by Grist staff

Green Berets

Greens in the French coalition government warned yesterday that they would quit the coalition if the cabinet proceeds with plans to replace aging nuclear plants with new reactors. The Greens regularly campaign for the elimination of nuclear energy, which provides 80 percent of France’s power, but this latest threat highlights their discontent with Socialist leadership. […]

No Thanksgiving for Turkey

Even as Turkey grapples with the human tragedies caused by Tuesday’s earthquake, the nation is also confronted with serious environmental problems produced by the quake. The primary concern is a fire at Turkey’s biggest oil refinery in Korfez, which contains 700,000 tons of oil and has been burning out of control. On Wednesday, tens of […]

Parliament Funkadelic

A bill to be considered by the Zambia parliament next week would strengthen forest protections in the country, as well as allow local communities, non-governmental organizations, and other interested parties to participate in the management of forests. The bill would also give the nation’s environment minister the ability to declare species endangered and require the […]

Of Mice and Estrogen

Research exploring the possible health risks of chemicals may be flawed because the mice used in lab experiments may be genetically tolerant of the pollutants to which they are being exposed, according to a new study in the journal Science. Researchers at the University of California at Davis exposed several strains of mice to chemicals […]