Articles by Grist staff

We waste a lot of food and a lot of water, says report

The world grows more than enough food to sustain the global population, but half of that food is wasted — and thus half of the water used in food production is wasted as well, says a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, International Water Management Institute, and Stockholm Water Management Institute. […]

McCain stirs up tizzy in West with Colorado River comment

John McCain stirred up a tizzy last week with a comment about a Colorado River compact that allocates water among seven Western states. The compact “needs to be renegotiated over time amongst the interested parties,” McCain told Colorado’s Pueblo Chieftain. “I think that there’s a movement amongst the governors to try, if not, quote, renegotiate, […]

California to phase out lead weights on tires by end of 2009

Lead weights used to balance vehicle wheels will be phased out in California by the end of 2009, in accordance with a court settlement approved Wednesday. The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by the Center for Environmental Health in May against Chrysler and the three biggest U.S. makers of lead wheel weights. The group says […]

Snippets from the news

• Oreos under attack for rainforest destruction. • Pacific nations plead for help. • Climate change poses threat to Himalayas. • Plan to bottle Vermont water is controversial. • Musk oxen and caribou help Arctic.