Articles by Grist staff

Evidence that White House influenced EPA to deny California waiver

The White House influenced U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to deny California the waiver it needed to regulate vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions, according to evidence presented by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. An EPA staffer swore under oath that Johnson at first “was very interested in a full grant of the waiver,” then […]

Snippets from the news

• White House influenced EPA to deny California waiver. • Huge renewable-energy co. will invest $8 billion in U.S. wind power. • Iceland resumes whaling. • Newest hurricane study: they’ll be less frequent, more intense in a warming world. • Tokyoites least eco-minded of big-city dwellers. • Kansas gov. vetoes coal bill yet again.

One in eight bird species may go extinct

One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. In the latest update of the IUCN’s Red List of threatened species, 190 birds are designated “critically endangered”; eight of those were added this year. Sixteen other bird species were also moved to a higher level […]

Hybrid speedboat makes its debut

You knew it had to happen sometime — luxury speedboats have gone green! Well, at least one has: California resource officials got a ride Friday in what Austrian manufacturer Frauscher Bootswerft says is the world’s first hybrid recreational boat. The speedy, sleek 25-footer has a combo electric-diesel engine. California Resources Secretary Michael Chrisman’s reaction after […]