Articles by Grist staff

Fuel economy grows as a campaign issue, making some Michigan Dems nervous

Gassing up. It seemed oddly off-message: John Kerry stood before an audience of thousands of California liberals yesterday at a rally at the University of California at San Diego, roasting the petroleum-hungry Bush administration for letting gas prices escalate. “I’ll use real diplomacy to do what George Bush hasn’t — pressure OPEC to start providing […]

Riders on the Storm

Massive Asian Sandstorms Threaten Environment, Health Massive sandstorms in Asia are on the rise and pose a growing threat to the environment and human health, say experts at the United Nations Environment Program. The storms — which generally originate in desert regions of northern China and Mongolia and rage southeastward across the Korean Peninsula, Japan, […]

We Just Don’t Have Chemistry

Bush Administration Hampers Crackdowns on Toxic Chemicals For decades, the U.S. was a key player in international efforts to regulate the use of highly toxic chemicals, but under the Bush administration the country is acting mainly as a roadblock to these efforts, say critics. President Bush started off on the right foot with an announcement […]

Stop Us If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before

Clean Water Act Violations Widespread, EPA Enforcement Down Violations of the Clean Water Act are rampant, but enforcement of the act by the U.S. EPA is down sharply in the last three years. According to a new study by the U.S. Public Research Interest Group, more than 60 percent of all major plants and factories […]