Articles by Grist staff

Big Three automakers get plug-in funding from feds

The U.S. Big Three automakers will get $30 million over three years for plug-in hybrid R&D, the Department of Energy announced Thursday. While less than automakers wanted — last year they pushed for $500 million — each welcomed some funding for various aspects of plug-in research. Chrysler plans to build a test fleet of 80 […]

Deep-sea squid and octopi full of human-made chemicals

Human-made chemicals have snuck on down into the ocean depths, showing up in the tissues of deep-sea cephalopods, says new research. In a study to be published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers found various persistent organic pollutants — including PCBs and DDT — in nine species of octopi, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. “The […]

Budget office wants to reduce disaster funds for West Coast fisherfolk

The federal government, having failed to support salmon to the point that California’s fishing season was shut down altogether, may now yank support from fisherfolk. The Office of Management and Budget is requesting that the $170 million put aside as disaster funding for the West Coast salmon industry be reduced to $100 million to offset […]

U.K. looking to seduce communities into hosting nuke-waste facility

The British government has begun searching in earnest for a community willing to host a new underground nuclear waste burial site. The winning community would not only be, de facto, the hottest place in Britain, but it could also be the lucky recipient of … infrastructure funds! Britain’s environment secretary, Hilary Benn, launched into seduction […]