Articles by Grist staff

Dain Bramage

Chemical Pollutants May Be Leading to Rise in Neurological Diseases The number of people suffering from neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s has risen sharply in industrialized countries, and according to a new report in the journal Public Health, chemical pollutants may be to blame. The incidence of Alzheimer’s and other dementias has more than […]

Look, Over There! A War!

With Public Attention Elsewhere, Bush Rolls Back Regulations The Bush administration, critics say, has taken advantage of the public’s distraction since 9/11 to govern via regulatory initiatives and rollbacks — which, unlike new laws, do not require congressional approval. Pro-business measures enacted by the Bushies include a rule allowing Forest Service managers to circumvent environmental […]

Regulatus Interruptus

Rule Helps Industry Weasel out of Regulations, Enviros Say Speaking of regulations: The Data Quality Act — written by an industry lobbyist and tacked onto a massive appropriations bill in 2000 — has become a tool used by industry to forestall regulation, critics charge. The DQA instructs the federal Office of Management and Budget to […]

Heaven Can’t Wait

Climate Stability Possible with Current Technology, Researchers Say Stabilizing global emissions of carbon dioxide and forestalling the worst consequences of global warming are possible with current technology, say Princeton researchers today in the journal Science. While the Bush administration has stressed the need for “revolutionary technologies … to transform the way we produce and consume […]