Articles by Grist staff

Scientific Americans

A week before President Bush travels overseas to meet with European leaders already frustrated with his stance on global warming, a report released yesterday by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences states that global warming is real and getting worse and that human activity is largely responsible for the problem. The report — an evaluation […]

Judge Dreadful

In a blow to environmentalists, a federal judge chose yesterday not to issue an emergency stay on road-building in metro Atlanta. U.S. District Judge Beverly Martin said she would give her final ruling this summer on a lawsuit filed by environmental groups opposed to Georgia’s three-year, $1.9 billion transportation plan for the area. The groups […]

Wet T-shirts — No Contest

Wet cleaners are opening up around the country as an alternative to environmentally nasty dry cleaners. Traditional cleaners use a cleaning solvent, perchlorethylene, that has been linked to health and environmental hazards. A recent study, for example, found that dry-cleaning workers were more prone to certain types of cancer than the general population. In 1996, […]

Cheney Takes Us for Fuels

The same day that a Washington Post-ABC News poll showed public support for President Bush’s energy policy at 37 percent, Vice President Dick Cheney held his first serious meeting with environmental groups. During the session yesterday, leaders from four green groups asked the Bush administration to work to boost fuel-economy standards to 40 miles per […]