Articles by Grist staff

No Tax for Japanese Beetles?

A task force of Japan’s Environment Agency recommended yesterday that owners of old, heavily polluting cars be tapped for higher taxes and that those driving low-emission vehicles get tax reductions. The task force had initially intended to raise taxes on most cars but then limited its plan, in part because of pressure from automakers. Under […]

Miners: Take a Dump Somewhere Else!

The House voted yesterday to back Clinton administration efforts to limit the dumping of mine wastes on public land, with more than a third of Republicans breaking with their party to support the measure, attached to a Department of Interior spending bill. The Senate version of the bill contains an amendment by Sen. Slade Gorton […]

Water and Mohels Don't Mix?

Concern over water supplies in the Middle East is likely to complicate new Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s efforts to make peace in the region. Water resources there are stretched to their limits, while the population continues to grow, and the region is now experiencing its driest spell in 50 years. For decades, Israel has […]

Serbing Up Poisons

The U.N. is sending a team of experts to Serbia next week to take measure of the environmental damage caused by NATO’s bombing campaign and the Serbian aggression in Kosovo. Despite NATO’s refusal to supply detailed information about the sites it targeted, the task force will try to assess the war’s impact on water resources […]