Articles by Grist staff

Not a Bunch O' Abalone

Some scientists believe that humans have eaten a marine species to near-extinction for the first time. The white abalone, which lives along the California coast and is highly prized by gourmets, was overfished in the 1970s and, though it is now illegal to fish for it, the sea snail’s population is still severely depleted and […]

Dishonorable Discharges

Pres. Clinton announced plans on Saturday to make companies that handle even relatively small quantities of certain toxic materials provide fuller public disclosure when they discharge the potentially dangerous chemicals into the air or water. Clinton talked up the new regulations, which will expand the federal Toxics Release Inventory program on Jan. 1, as a […]

This Chafes!

Eyeing the top spot on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Sen. Bob Smith (N.H.) yesterday dropped his flailing, independent bid for the presidency, paving the way for a return to the Republican party and a likely claim to succeed the late Sen. John Chafee (R-R.I.) as chair of the committee. If Smith’s seniority […]

No More Mousse on the Loose

In its never-ending battle against smog, the California Air Resource Board voted yesterday to require manufacturers of everything from hair mousse to air freshener to reduce the fumes emitted by their products. In its sixth sweeping set of pollution standards applied to household products over the past decade, the board cracked down on furniture cleaners, […]