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  • Toxic trailers will be used again if need be, says FEMA

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency has promised it will never again use formaldehyde-tainted trailers to house victims of a natural disaster — unless, of course, it does. In a draft disaster housing report, the agency said it would use the trailers if need be, though as a last resort, and for no longer than six […]

    Grist staff Cities

  • DOE applies to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain

    The U.S. Department of Energy has filed a formal application to construct a nuclear-waste repository at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. The application, which runs tens of thousands of pages, attempts to prove that 77,000 tons of nuclear waste could be stored at Yucca Mountain without harming public health, safety, and the environment for up to a […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • GM considers selling Hummer brand

    General Motors is “undertaking a strategic review” of its iconic Hummer brand, CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday, and is “considering all options … from a complete revamp of the product lineup to partial or complete sale of the brand.” As tempting as the sale of a widely vilified symbol of gas-guzzling excess sounds, analysts are […]

    Grist staff Technology

  • Discovery’s new green network launches tomorrow

    Do not adjust your television set. What you are seeing — the rebranding of Discovery Home Channel as Planet Green — is perfectly normal. Actually, it’s better than normal; it’s making “green” normal. Beginning at 6 p.m. EDT tomorrow, some 50 million homes will be introduced to 250 hours of original green lifestyle programming as […]

    Grist staff Culture