Articles by Grist staff

Court rulings are appealed left and right

Automakers are appealing a court decision that allows states to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles. Green groups are appealing the U.S. EPA’s decision to issue a permit for a new coal-fired power plant in Utah. W.R. Grace & Co. is appealing reinstatement of charges that it knowingly concealed dangers associated with asbestos mining. And Jake […]

More toys recalled due to lead, Congress vows to move ahead on climate legislation, and more

Read the news items highlighted in this week’s podcast: The Lead Badge of Discourage Legislate Bloomers Ice Free or Die Wait and Sea Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: How Green Is Your Candidate? Last Swim with Henry Dave A Better Mousetrap

EPA approves carcinogenic pesticide

Just when we think the U.S. EPA might have some sense, it goes and approves a carcinogenic pesticide, ignoring scientists’ warnings that “pregnant women and the fetus, children, the elderly, farmworkers, and other people living near application sites would be at serious risk.” As a substitute for ozone-depleting fumigant methyl bromide, California and Florida strawberry […]

Heat shuts down Chicago marathon

Sweltering humidity and 88-degree temperatures forced yesterday’s Chicago marathon to shut down early for the first time in its 30-year history. One runner died, more than 300 were hospitalized, and thousands were really irritated.