Articles by Grist staff

Who Stole the Cookie From the Cookie Jar? I Did! Me! Me!

President Bush and the folks he plans to bring with him into office — Gale Norton at Interior, Christine Todd Whitman at U.S. EPA, et al — are big fans of letting industry police itself on environmental regulations, rather than relying on government crackdowns to reduce pollution. The idea behind “self-auditing” is that it does […]

Skating on Thin, Contaminated Ice

Efforts to protect water resources and treat drinking water properly are flunking in many parts of Canada, says a report by the Sierra Legal Defense Fund in Canada. Five of the country’s 13 provinces and territories received Ds for their water protection rules, and one — Newfoundland — received an F. Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec […]

A Sandy Dunkin'

Sand dunes are already within 60 miles of Beijing and are moving forward as quickly as 15 miles a year, threatening the city with major sandstorms and much worse in upcoming years. Last year, sandstorms hospitalized many residents with respiratory problems and cost the city millions of dollars in damages. More than a quarter of […]

More Proof That There's No Difference Between Gore and Bush

Less than two hours after taking office, President Bush acted on Saturday to delay or block the Clinton administration’s final initiatives, including many environmental rules. Bush’s executive order put a 60-day stay on regulations that have been published in the Federal Registry but haven’t yet taken effect. Bush has expressed particular unhappiness with the Clinton […]