Articles by Grist staff

Water and Mohels Don't Mix?

Concern over water supplies in the Middle East is likely to complicate new Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s efforts to make peace in the region. Water resources there are stretched to their limits, while the population continues to grow, and the region is now experiencing its driest spell in 50 years. For decades, Israel has […]

Serbing Up Poisons

The U.N. is sending a team of experts to Serbia next week to take measure of the environmental damage caused by NATO’s bombing campaign and the Serbian aggression in Kosovo. Despite NATO’s refusal to supply detailed information about the sites it targeted, the task force will try to assess the war’s impact on water resources […]

Ahead of the Curve

The Union of Concerned Scientists yesterday unveiled its own redesign of the Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle that would get 50 percent better mileage, cut pollution by 75 percent, and cost only $715 more than the standard Explorer. The group emphasized that the improvements are possible with existing technology. UCS released its redesign in anticipation […]

Milwaukee Bucks Highway Trend

Although officials in Salt Lake City and Milwaukee both claim to be concerned about sprawl, Utah is using federal funds for a huge highway expansion around its capital city while Milwaukee is using federal money to tear down a half-built highway as a step toward revitalizing the old center of town. The feds are offering […]