Articles by Grist staff

Clinton Rules

On the chance that Gov. George W. Bush may become president next January, the Clinton administration is burning the midnight oil to complete a bundle of new regulations backed by environmentalists and other liberal groups and opposed by business interests. At the U.S. EPA alone, 67 regulatory decisions are on tap, including ones relating to […]

Born in the Sign of Cancer

Exposure to toxic chemicals in food, water, and air may be leading to a dramatic surge in childhood cancers, asthma, and sudden infant death syndrome in Canadian children, according to a report released earlier this week. For example, the report by the Canadian Institute of Child Health found that childhood cancers have increased by 25 […]

Fine, Dandy

Chevron yesterday agreed to pay a record $7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the feds, which claimed that the oil giant had violated the Clean Air Act at an offshore oil terminal near El Segundo, Calif. The company will pay a $6 million fine, the highest ever for a single facility, make $500,000 […]

L.A.-L.A.-Pollutza

Los Angeles is outpacing Houston in the race for the title of America’s smoggiest city. So far this year, L.A. has had 34 days when ozone in the air exceeded national standards, compared to Houston’s 26 days. Still, the worst air pollution in Houston has been dirtier than the worst in L.A., with a high […]