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  • A roundup of news snippets

    • New York’s congestion-pricing plan moves forward. • Washington’s governor signs into law the nation’s strictest toy-safety standards. • Delaware is given the authority to veto an LNG plant off the New Jersey shore. • Two U.S. utilities file applications to build nuclear reactors. • Proposed rules would make drilling in Colorado easier.

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  • Eco-laws pushed aside for faster building of border fence

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will waive environmental laws in order to finish its 670-mile-long fence along the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of 2008. The waivers will apply to land stretching from California to Texas and will facilitate construction of fencing, towers, sensors, cameras, and roads. Homeland Security has […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • How to green your underwear drawer

    Go on, green your drawers. Photo: jamelah e. Change your undies, change the world! OK, maybe that’s stretching things a bit — which can’t be good for those elastic waistbands. But think about all the times in recent history that underwear has shaped the culture: the 1960s bra-trashing by women’s libbers, the infamous 1994 “boxers […]

    Grist staff Culture

  • Gore-y climate ads are coming soon to a TV near you

    While it is not true that Al Gore is running for president (honestly, how do these rumors get started?), it is true that his Alliance for Climate Protection has officially launched a new “we” campaign. The ad campaign aims to spend $300 million over three years to create a sense of both urgency and solvability […]

    Grist staff Politics