Articles by Grist staff

1,500 Car-Jackers Get a Day Off

Residents of Bogota, Colombia, went to work yesterday by foot, bicycle, in-line skate, and horse, observing a day-long ban on the use of private cars. The ban, imposed by Mayor Enrique Penalosa to foster environmental awareness, was the first of its kind in a developing nation. A number of European cities have instituted similar car-free […]

Bet You Could Get a Good Price for Them in Bogata

Dirty diesel buses will be phased off California streets by 2007 under a far-reaching regulation unanimously adopted yesterday by the California Air Resources Board. The rule, the first of its kind in the nation, will require buses to use alternative fuels or cleaner diesel technology. It represents the first step in a major new effort […]

Arsenic and Old Laws

Tens of millions of Americans are drinking water with unsafe levels of arsenic, a known toxin and carcinogen, according to a report released yesterday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. NRDC is threatening to sue the EPA unless it immediately strengthens its 58-year-old standard for arsenic levels in drinking water. EPA officials say a more […]

Wilted Greens

The Mexican Green Environmental Party (PVEM) has become the nation’s fourth largest political party and recently increased its clout by forming an alliance with Mexico’s biggest opposition party, the pro-business National Action Party. Many Mexican enviros say the Greens have done little to fight the nation’s serious environmental problems, and they accuse the PVEM of […]