Articles by Grist staff

Convicted eco-vandal sentenced to six years in prison

Convicted eco-vandal Briana Waters has been sentenced to six years in federal prison and was ordered to pay $6 million in restitution for her role in the 2001 blaze that destroyed a University of Washington horticulture center. Waters was a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., at the time and allegedly acted […]

New York state passes bill to create detailed map of cancer cases

In an effort to educate the public about correlations between cancer rates and environmental factors, the New York state legislature just passed a bill that would create a detailed map of cancer cases in the state. The online map would plot the neighborhoods of cancer patients as well as the location of industrial facilities like […]

Snippets from the news

• British government using food crisis to clear the way for GM crops. • Shortage of ships would delay offshore drilling. • Group suing U.S. Coast Guard to protect endangered whales from getting hit. • Americans’ love affair with driving is slowing down. • U.S. House overrides Bush’s farm bill veto, again.

U.S. federal report details climate change’s impact on weather extremes

North America will continue to experience more heat waves, intense rains, increased drought, and stronger hurricanes due to the worsening effects of climate change, says a new report from the U.S. federal government. The report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program is being billed as the first comprehensive federal review of climate change’s effects […]