Articles by Grist staff

DOJ-ing a Bullet?

The Justice Department on Monday requested that a full appeals court reconsider a recent ruling by a three-judge panel that overturned the Clinton administration’s clean-air standards for ozone and particulates. The DOJ hopes that the full court in Washington, D.C., agrees with its assessment that the panel was mistaken in concluding that the EPA lacked […]

Sorry. Our Bad.

Scientists are becoming even more certain that humans are a key contributor to global warming, and some are even contending that human causes have been the most significant factor leading to warming in recent decades. A landmark 1995 report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found a “discernable human influence” on climate change, […]

A Tarriffic Campaign

The Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network, and other environmental groups yesterday announced a vigorous campaign against a proposed zero-tariff agreement on forest products in the World Trade Organization. The greens say that the proposal to eliminate tariffs on paper and wood products would increase consumption of wood in countries that now face high prices and […]

Oh, That's Why They Call Them the Smokies

Average daily ozone pollution levels in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park over the last eight years have been nearly two times higher than pollution levels in Atlanta, Knoxville, Nashville, and Charlotte, according to a report by the National Parks and Conservation Association. Much of the pollution drifts over to the park from coal-fired power […]