Articles by Grist staff

They Get the Goldmine, We Get the Shaft

Mining regulations approved by former President Clinton and now under review by President Bush would give the federal government the right to reject a mining proposal on federal land if it would cause “substantial irreparable harm.” But the Bush administration is expected to repeal the rules next month or water them down, meaning mining companies […]

Chain Gang

About two dozen Greenpeace activists chained themselves together to block a side exit at a military airfield when U.S. President Bush arrived for a NATO meeting in Brussels today. They held up the sign, “George W. Bush — Wanted for crimes against the planet.” The side exit had been used by former President Clinton when […]

Angus Beef

Maine Gov. Angus King (I) told a National Academy of Sciences panel yesterday that the feds erred when they listed Atlantic salmon in eight of the state’s rivers as endangered last year. King and the state’s senators hope the panel will find that distinct populations of wild salmon no longer exist in Maine rivers because […]

Driving Range

General Motors announced that it would take a 20 percent stake in a California company that has found a way to triple the driving range of hydrogen-based fuel-cell vehicles to 500 miles. Larry Burns, GM vice president for research and development, said, “Getting up into this kind of range is really the holy grail we […]