Articles by Grist staff

Nearly 40 percent of North American freshwater fish species in jeopardy

Over 700 freshwater fish species in North America, nearly 40 percent of the total, are considered vulnerable to extinction or worse, according to a new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey. The study, published in the journal Fisheries, is the most comprehensive assessment of North American freshwater fish species since 1989, but the results […]

Snippets from the news

• $100 billion federal investment could create 2 million green jobs. • Nearly 40 percent of freshwater fish species in North America are imperiled. • Delaware leads race for offshore wind. • New York may limit natural-gas drilling. • Kentucky environmental-justice activist wins Heinz Award for the Environment.

Newest iPod nano is ‘toxic free’

The newly unveiled update of the iPod nano is slender and sexy, equipped with “shake-to-shuffle” capability, and eco-friendly to boot. (Well, you don’t actually have to boot it … oh, whatever.) Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who is alive and kicking despite reports to the contrary, says the music player is Apple’s “cleanest” and most “toxic […]

Drilling a hot topic as Congress gets back in action

Drilling will be a hot topic as Congress swings back into action for the next three weeks. Having heard the GOP convention delegates’ none-too-subtle chants of “drill, baby, drill,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that next week will be “Energy Week” in the chamber: “We are offering Republicans multiple opportunities to vote for increased […]