Articles by Grist staff

A Gorge-ous House?

A contentious property rights battle is brewing in Washington state over the building of a large house that many say is marring the natural landscape of the Columbia River Gorge. Construction of the house, started two years ago, has been stalled because an oversight panel known as the Columbia River Gorge Commission has overruled county […]

The Reel Deal

A sweeping agreement between the U.S. and Canada to manage and conserve West Coast salmon runs is expected to be announced today. The 10-year deal, which would end a prolonged dispute over salmon between the two nations, would revolve around a jointly managed conservation trust fund of about $150 million. Millions from the fund would […]

White House Vs. Greenhouse

Pres. Clinton today will tell the federal government to hop to it when he issues an executive order calling on government agencies to use less energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent from 1990 levels by 2010. The U.S. government is the world’s largest energy consumer, spending more than $8 billion a year. Federal […]

Golden Boy Eyes Golden Gate

Former Sierra Club Pres. Adam Werbach is eying the mayorship of San Francisco and plans to decide in the next two weeks whether to make a run this November. The 26-year-old environmental wunderkind, who still serves on the Sierra Club board, has hooked up with a campaign consultant who once worked in Bill Clinton’s “war […]