Articles by Grist staff

Say It Before You Spray It

New York would become the first state in which counties could require homeowners to post warning flags alerting neighbors when they use pesticides on their lawns, under an agreement reached yesterday by Republican and Democratic leaders in the New York legislature. The measure would also mandate that parents be given notice 48 hours before spraying […]

King Ralph?

Ralph Nader, who will officially capture the Green Party presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Colorado next weekend, is spreading his pro-environment, anti-corporate message with far more fervor than he did in his 1996 campaign. In the last three months, Nader has campaigned in 47 states and raised about $1 million, and he plans […]

Get on the Bus

The Los Angeles metro area made a national first on Friday by adopting sweeping rules that will require new transit buses and garbage trucks to be powered by electricity, fuel cells, or relatively low-polluting fuels such as natural gas. The new rules, intended to cut down on diesel emissions that foul the air and are […]

The Beastly Gender Fax-Off Tally

Kate Smallwood is the campaign coordinator for the BC Endangered Species Coalition in Vancouver, British Columbia. An Australian with a highly questionable sense of humor, and a desire to shock as many North Americans as possible, she can be reached at ksmallwood@wcel.org. Donations of Tanqueray gin are actively solicited. Monday, 19 Jun 2000 SMITHERS, British […]