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Pew, Those Oceans Smell

Pollution from inland sources of fertilizer and manure is threatening bays and estuaries in the U.S., according to a report released this week by the Pew Oceans Commission. The study […]

Shock Diesel

The Bush administration announced yesterday that it would let stand regulations put forward by former President Clinton to cut diesel exhaust from big trucks and buses by 95 percent. The […]

Phenomenal

In one of the Bush administration’s first official statements on global warming, U.S. EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman said this week that the administration may push to place limits on […]

30 Minutes, or It's Free Trade

In an attempt to grease the wheels in the trade battle over softwood lumber, the Canadian embassy last week sent Domino’s pizzas to 170 members of the U.S. Congress, focusing […]

Appalled By Sprawl

Three key Bush administration officials promised governors yesterday that they would work to discourage urban sprawl, renew urban communities, and invest in public transportation. Speaking at the National Governors Association, […]

A Lott of B.S.

Saying the U.S. is facing an energy crisis, Republicans in the Senate yesterday proposed an overhaul of the country’s energy policy that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in […]

Sherpas Attack

Nepali sherpa climbers will be paid to bring trash down from Mount Everest under a new program by the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Bhumi Lal Lama, an official with the group, […]

Smoggy Went a Courtin' and They Did Fail, Uh-huh

In one of its most significant environmental decisions in years, the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected industry arguments and unanimously upheld the way the federal government sets clean air standards. […]

Believe It or Not, We're Walking on Air

Thanks to your votes, Grist was the winner of the Alternet New Media Hero Award contest. Shucks, we can hardly believe it. Thanks again for all your support — we […]

Taipei Personalities

About 10,000 Taiwanese who don’t want construction to resume on Taiwan’s fourth nuclear power plant marched in protest through Taipei this weekend, calling for a national referendum on the issue. […]