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A Drinking Problem

Preventable water-related illnesses could kill as many as 76 million people by the year 2020 unless nations take action to improve their water-delivery systems, according to a report by a […]

Walk Softly and Carry a Big Computer Model

Unless you live there, you probably haven’t been following the brouhaha in North Dakota. So here’s the skinny: The U.S. EPA insists that the state is in violation of air […]

You’ve Got Male

Saving endangered species is usually a matter of preserving habitat, fending off threats, and hoping for the best. Now, though, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine […]

Jungle Fever

Vines are the hallmark of any self-respecting jungle — picture Tarzan swinging in from offstage — but the situation is getting a bit out of control in the Amazon rainforest, […]

Curse D’ Alene

In a precedent-setting move, U.S. federal officials signed an agreement yesterday ceding control of the cleanup of Idaho’s highly polluted Coeur d’Alene Basin to state, local, and tribal officials. For […]

Everybody Must Get Estonia-ed

Like the rest of the former Soviet Union, the Baltic states were once ecological disasters. But while Russia continues to be an environmental nightmare, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are investing […]

Arresting Development

U.S. federal authorities arrested two Portland State University students yesterday and are seeking two others in conjunction with the firebombing of logging trucks during last year’s protest of the Eagle […]

And other words from readers

Responding to “Power Shift,” our special edition on local initiatives to combat global warming in the absence of federal leadership, Grist readers waxed pretty warm, themselves. Ross Gelbspan’s piece on […]

Froggy Went A-Courtin’

Scrambled Eggs

If you were looking for good news about endocrine disputers, you’re out of luck. A global report by the World Health Organization has found extensive damage to wildlife from endocrine-disrupting […]