North Dakota has found a novel way of reducing pollution -- or, rather, a novel way of giving the illusion of having reduced pollution. Regional representatives of the U.S. EPA have for years chastised the state for exceeding federal sulfur-dioxide emissions standards, so irritated state officials went above their heads to EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., where they found a sympathetic ear. Last week, the Bush administration announced that it will allow North Dakota to alter the way it measures air pollution in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and other pristine areas of the state. The new system will give lower pollution readings and pave the way for the state to construct new coal-burning power plants. Talk about innovation! Get the whole story in today's Muckraker -- only on the Grist Magazine website.