Articles by Grist staff

Air Apparent

Bush Admin. Lacked Data to Support Relaxing Emissions Rules, GAO Found And that’s not all the GAO’s been up to. In a report released yesterday, the agency determined that the Bush administration had no real evidence to back up its claims that loosening air pollution rules for industrial plants would lower emissions and reduce health […]

Shale Maulana, Center for Environmental Citizenship

Shale Maulana is Northwest summit coordinator for the Center for Environmental Citizenship and a student and activist at Seattle Central Community College. Monday, 25 Aug 2003 SEATTLE, Wash. This summer, I’m interning with the Center for Environmental Citizenship (EnviroCitizen), helping to organize a student summit, “Powered By Justice: Skills to Build Energy Alternatives.” It’s a […]

An Ice-cold Reception

Protesters Greet Bush as He Touts Environmental Policies in Northwest President Bush made a swing through Oregon and Washington state late last week to talk up his environmental agenda in an attempt to attract eco-concerned suburban voters, but he was met with thousands of protesters who didn’t buy his promises to deliver “Clear Skies” and […]

Because I’m Worth It

Cosmetics Firm Aims to Fight Pollution’s Effects on Skin Cosmetics giant L’Oreal has launched a new environmental initiative — not one designed to fight pollution, but rather to fight pollution’s effects on skin and hair. The company is teaming up with the European Space Agency to use Envisat, a powerful environmental monitoring satellite, to track […]