Articles by Grist staff

Barton Fink

Big Recipient of Industry Money to Head House Energy Committee With Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) retiring at the end of this year, the plum leadership spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is poised to go to Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), a true friend of the energy industry if ever there was one. Barton […]

Prize and Shine

Prizes Go to Community Programs Doing Environmental Good Competition for the U.N.’s Equator Prize — rewarded for community initiatives that reduce poverty and preserve environmental health — was so intense this year that there were seven winners instead of the normal six. The prize, awarded by the Equator Initiative, amounts to $30,000 — plus a […]

North Dakota “reduces” pollution by measuring it differently

From Badlands to worse. Photo: NPS. To Theodore Roosevelt, a man who battled chronic asthma, the remote Badlands of North Dakota were as beloved for their fresh air as for their dramatic views and big game. “Wildflowers and sagebrush spiced the clean, dry North Dakotan breeze. Roosevelt’s asthmatic lungs rejoiced in this air, as did […]

Science Friction

Top Scientists Accuse Bush Administration of Distorting Science The Bush administration, reeling from a series of unflattering stories and unfavorable poll numbers, took another kick in the pants yesterday when 60 of the world’s most influential scientists — including 20 Nobel laureates and 19 recipients of the National Medal of Science — accused the administration […]