Articles by Grist staff

Hasta La Vista, Regulations

Schwarzenegger Puts a Hold on Pending Environmental Regulations California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) was in office only a few hours before throwing a wrench into a number of environmental-protection efforts by placing a hold on all pending state regulations in order to review their potential impact on the state’s business climate. Affected rules include building […]

Fishing for Answers

Bush Administration Admits Role in Klamath Fish Die-Off The Bush administration has finally admitted to its role in last year’s die-off of more than 34,000 chinook and coho salmon in the Klamath River basin, which straddles the Oregon-California border: The massive fish kill was caused at least in part by the government’s diversion of water […]

The Wrath of Grapes

Ban on Biotech Crops Makes the Ballot in a California County Voters in Northern California’s Mendocino County will be the first in the nation with a chance to rebuff growers of genetically modified (GM) crops. Local anti-biotechnology activists gathered enough signatures to secure a spot on the March ballot for an initiative that would ban […]

Next Thing You Know, They’ll Have a Better Human-Rights Record Than the U.S., Too

China to Adopt Fuel-Economy Standards Stricter Than Those in U.S. Intent on reducing its growing dependence on foreign oil, China is set to impose vehicle fuel-economy standards that will be markedly stricter than those in place in the U.S. The rules, expected to go into effect in 2005 and become more stringent in 2008, will […]