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  • Earth, Wind, and Snow

    It may be akin to a Protestant celebrating Chanukah, but President Bush is observing Earth Day today, with a speech in New York state’s Adirondack Mountains. (The forecast was for snow — acid snow, mind you — perhaps a fitting backdrop.) The president is using the occasion to promote his “Clear Skies” initiative, a market-based […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Jeanne Genie

    In the absence of federal leadership on climate change issues, New Hampshire yesterday passed a precedent-setting bill to curb global warming. The measure, which was approved 21-2 by the state Senate, was supported by a broad bipartisan coalition, the state’s largest environmental groups, and its largest utility, Public Service Company of New Hampshire. It would […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • Rio Pequeno

    The Rio Grande no longer reaches the sea. In fact, it falls almost a hundred yards short, a telling illustration of the water crisis that threatens the river and the cross-border region that depends on it for survival. Years of drought and a population explosion on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border have strained limited […]

    Grist staff Food

  • Pests Aside

    For the first time in a decade, the U.S. EPA will assess the impact of 18 common pesticides on endangered salmon and forest plants, as part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed by three California environmental groups. The pesticides — several million pounds of them — are used every year in the state’s fields, […]

    Grist staff Politics