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D'juno actress Ellen Page wants to plant an idea in your head?
We don't usually include earnest video pleas among the usual snark of The Grist List, but for the adorable actress Ellen Page, we'll make an inception to the rule. Watch her video message!
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The Clean Air Act has been cheaper and more effective than industry predicts, again and again
For decades, industry economists have overestimated the cost of air-quality regulations. A new report finds the Clean Air Act has been a bargain.
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Coal companies charged with massive violations of water pollution laws in Kentucky
Environmentalists took the first step toward bringing a lawsuit against three mining operations in Kentucky for a huge number of alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.
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NJ governor puts a halt to major public transit project [UPDATED]
Gov. Chris Christie's refusal to invest in a piece of major public transit infrastructure is another blow against a modernized transportation system.
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The world's largest metro transit system is in …
After opening several new lines this year, it's got 282 stations and 420 km (261 mi) of lines, compared to 408 km in London and 368 km in New York.
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Industry is always wrong about the cost of air-quality regulations
Industry has wildly overestimated the cost of virtually every air-quality regulation ever. Now they're doing it again, on EPA carbon pollution regs.
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Oklahoma Town Fights Coal Ash
This post is the latest in our series of community coal ash profiles. It was written by Sierra Club Apprentice Flavia de la Fuente. When a company named Making Money, Having Fun LLC (how’s that for Orwellian?) applied for a permit for a commercial disposal facility to dump coal ash (along with waste oil and […]
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NYC moves to take soda off the food-stamp shopping list
New York City has asked federal permission to ban food stamp purchases of sugar-sweetened drinks. While some fret, it's a move worth making.
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White House criticized for blocking oil spill numbers
Reports are in and it doesn't look good for the Obama administration's response to the oil spill.
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New York City to curb sewage surges with green infrastructure
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has an ambitious plan to keep raw sewage out of the city's waterways.
