Articles by Grist staff

Another Writ from Ritt

The European Union is in danger of missing its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the European Commission announced yesterday, urging European nations to quickly agree on proposals to cut emissions. The EU pledged at the 1997 Kyoto climate change talks to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent from 1990 levels by 2012. Acting […]

Swap Swatted

The U.S. Forest Service failed to take into account potential harm to natural resources and damage to an ancient Indian trail when it approved a major forest land swap with Weyerhaeuser in Washington state, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. The court said Weyerhaeuser, which has already logged part of the land since acquiring it […]

A Strike at Snake Dams

A utility district in west-central Oregon this week became the first to back breaching of four federal dams on the lower Snake River to help restore endangered salmon runs. The utility sent a letter to the Clinton administration urging partial dam removal, asserting that breaching the dams represented the best way to save the salmon […]

George W. Fission for a Position

Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R), the leading GOP presidential hopeful, is staking positions on controversial environmental issues in his home state. The Texas House is considering a bill that would allow old industrial plants that have been exempted from Clean Air Act regulations to ease into compliance voluntarily. Bush supports the bill, while enviros […]