Articles by Grist staff

A Connecticut Attorney in King Coal's Court

Following the lead of federal and New York officials, Connecticut’s attorney general said yesterday that he intends to sue 16 coal-burning power plants in five Midwestern and Southern states over pollution that is blamed for causing smog and acid rain in the Northeast. The legal actions are intended to force power companies to abide by […]

Fleet Needs Enema

California’s schoolkids are breathing unhealthful exhaust spewed by diesel school buses that are among the nation’s oldest and most polluting, according to a report being released today by the Coalition for Clean Air. The report urges the administration of Gov. Gray Davis (D) to set tough emission standards for school buses and to provide tens […]

I Wish They All Could Be California Governors

California announced yesterday that it is filing suit against the feds over the issue of offshore oil drilling, demanding more of a say in decisions that will affect some of the state’s most scenic coastal stretches. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt outraged California officials and enviros last week by allowing oil companies to begin moving forward […]

Ice, Ice Maybe

The Arctic Ocean’s ice cover has thinned by about 40 percent in the last 20 to 40 years, according to a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The study’s researchers, from the University of Washington, were surprised by the dramatic shift, but couldn’t say whether it was the result of human-caused climate […]