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Oh, You Meant Clean

Bush Administration Scraps Proposed Changes to Clean Water Act In another policy turnaround, the U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers jointly announced yesterday that they will not move forward with proposed changes to the Clean Water Act that would have sharply reduced the number of waterways and wetlands protected from development. The proposed rules, […]

You’re Under Cardiac Arrest

Heart Disease, Not Respiratory Illness, Is Main Danger from Air Pollution Air pollution may actually be worse for your heart than for your lungs, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation. A 16-year study found that long-term exposure to particulate matter in polluted air is more likely to cause death […]

Danny O’Keefe, Songbird Foundation

Danny O’Keefe is founder and director of the Songbird Foundation, which works to raise awareness about conservation of migratory-songbird habitat, particularly in coffee-growing regions and urban areas. Monday, 15 Dec 2003 SEATTLE, Wash. As usual, the day starts with that first cup of sustainably grown coffee, in this case a home-roasted espresso comprised of a […]

One Final Squeeze

Last Chance to Take Part in the Grist Grapefruit Challenge It’s the very last day of the 2003 Grist Grapefruit Challenge — mere hours left for us five Grist staffers to subsist only on grapefruit, and mere hours left for Grist readers to contribute toward our goal of raising $35,000 to help hire an additional […]

Coming Clean

Strange Bedfellows Push for Clean Energy in Canada Some of the biggest polluters in Canada are teaming up with enviros to make the case that the nation could produce as much energy from renewable sources as it now does from fossil fuels and nuclear facilities. Today, three oil companies — Suncor Energy, BP Canada, and […]

Erik Ness reviews Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree by Colleen Moore

Attention, parents: Now that you've seen your kids' first report cards of the year, it's time for a little homework of your own. No doubt you're doing the best you can to ensure your little ones' eventual membership in Mensa -- promoting stimulating dinner conversation, reading a chapter together each night, maybe even playing Mozart during bath time. But wait -- there's more. You'll find your next assignment in the pages of Colleen Moore's Silent Scourge: Children, Pollution, and Why Scientists Disagree.

Bump and Rind

Please Help Put an End to Our Silly, Sophomoric Grapefruit Fundraiser Here’s a five-second reader survey for you: Should we change the name of the Daily Grist to the Daily Rind? No, no, we’re just kidding … but on this second-to-last day of the 2003 Grist Grapefruit Challenge, with daily rinds piling up around us, […]

Baby’s Breath

Exposure to Pesticides May Lead to Childhood Asthma Yet another reason to keep pesticides out of the house: Children exposed to household bug-killing chemicals during the first year of life may be more than twice as likely to develop asthma as those not exposed, according to new research by scientists at the University of Southern […]

True Grime Stories

Rochester Investigates Link Between Lead and Crime If you read yesterday’s review of Six Modern Plagues in Grist, you know that environmental problems can be linked to health issues. But can they be linked to crime? That’s what officials in Rochester, N.Y., are trying to determine by investigating the relationship between violent behavior and lead […]

All Our Excess Lives in Texas

West Texas Up in Arms Over Bid to Sell State-Owned Water Water may be scarce in West Texas, but emotions are flowing freely over an insider deal that would allow politically powerful oil tycoons from Midland to sell billions of gallons of water from state-owned reserves. The deal was cut in secret between Rio Nuevo […]