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Well, Excuuuse Us! U.S. Seeks Exemptions from Ban on Ozone-Damaging Pesticide		04 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
Well, Excuuuse Us! U.S. Seeks Exemptions from Ban on Ozone-Damaging Pesticide The U.S. will seek to make a large number of American farmers and industries exempt from an international ban on the highly toxic and ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide, set to take effect next year, Bush administration officials announced yesterday. (We thought they saved this kind of stuff for Fridays!) The ban is part of the Montreal Protocol, an ...
Topics: ozone, politics, toxics (all these topics)

And Justice for All EPA Diluting Meaning of Environmental Justice, Says Inspector General		04 Mar 2004	Daily Grist

Topics: environmental justice, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

There Are Other Fish in the Sea ... for the Moment Report on Ocean Management Likely Headed for Chilly Reception		03 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
There Are Other Fish in the Sea ... for the Moment Report on Ocean Management Likely Headed for Chilly Reception The sad state of our oceans is poised to make headlines again this month, but ocean advocates worry that the Bush administration won't take the problem seriously. The Commission on Ocean Policy -- a 16-member presidential advisory panel appointed to comprehensively revisit ocean management policy for the first time in 35 ye ...
Topics: marine life, politics (all these topics)

Big Duddy Missouri River management plan to be election-year hot potato	Amanda Griscom	03 Mar 2004	Muckraker
Basically, the Army Corps has flipped us the bird -- at a time when it's supposed to be saving the birds." Hello, Big Muddy. Photo: FWS. That's how Eric Eckl, spokesperson for American Rivers, sums up the Army Corps of Engineers' new plan to manage the Missouri River, released on Friday to blistering protest and threats of a new round of lawsuits from the environmental community. The p ...
Topics: American Rivers, Army Corps of Engineers, dams, energy, Missouri, Missouri River, Muckraker, National Academy of Sciences, politics, US Fish and Wildlife Service (all these topics)

Split-Level Nuclear Waste	Suzy Becker	02 Mar 2004	Ha.

Topics: health, nuclear power, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

She Bothered Me With Science Bush Administration Continues Assault on Science		02 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
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Topics: politics (all these topics)

She Bothered Me With Science The Bush administration's scientific distortions threaten the environment	Amanda Griscom	02 Mar 2004	Muckraker
In late February, after a star-studded, bipartisan lineup of Nobel laureates and leading American scientists accused the Bush administration of misusing and distorting science to serve political ends, the initial response from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. was flat-out denial. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy chief John Marburger dismissed the scientist ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, Muckraker, politics, scientific research, US EPA (all these topics)

Que Sierra, Sierra Immigration controversy engulfs Sierra Club board election	Michelle Nijhuis	01 Mar 2004	Main Dish
If the Democratic primaries have proven a little prim and polite for your taste, there's another upcoming election that may pique your interest. This one is loaded with bitter controversy, nasty accusations, and emotional appeals to democracy and fairness. Its major players have even taken their grievances to court -- all before the nearly three-quarters of a million potential voters hav ...
Topics: politics, population, Sierra Club, United States (all these topics)

James Gustave Speth, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies A veteran enviro leader answers Grist's questions		01 Mar 2004	InterActivist
What organization are you affiliated with? What does it do? I'm the dean at the Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The school is working to become "a truly global school of the environment." We have around 235 students in our professional master's degree programs in environmental management, forestry, and environmental scien ...
Topics: education, heroes, InterActivist, interview, politics (all these topics)

Huge Tracts of Land Bush Administration Accelerates Oil and Gas Leasing in Rockies		01 Mar 2004	Daily Grist
Huge Tracts of Land Bush Administration Accelerates Oil and Gas Leasing in Rockies The Bush administration, as part of its broader effort to accelerate oil and gas development on the Rocky Mountain front, is moving ahead with plans to lease large tracts of environmentally sensitive land in Utah and southwestern Wyoming. This has prompted protests from varied quarters, including a letter to Interior ...
Topics: mining and drilling, North America, politics, wilderness (all these topics)

Savage Salvage Federal agencies at odds over salvage-logging proposal in Oregon	Amanda Griscom	26 Feb 2004	Muckraker
Siskiyou-hoo! Photo: BLM. A U.S. Forest Service proposal to conduct a massive salvage-logging operation in Oregon's Siskiyou National Forest has come up against a surprising critic -- the U.S. EPA. While the Bush administration has advertised the plan as a necessary measure to protect the future health of the forest -- which was hit by the Biscuit fire, the largest wildfire in the nation ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, logging, Muckraker, national forests, Oregon, politics, US EPA, US Forest Service (all these topics)

Pentagoners Apocalyptic Pentagon report on global warming could spur action on Capitol Hill	Amanda Griscom	25 Feb 2004	Muckraker
We're having a heat wave ... Image: NOAA. A hair-raising Pentagon report [PDF] on the potentially imminent and colossal national security threat posed by climate change has been making its way around the Internet since its release in late January, and this week it picked up considerable speed. Fortune magazine was the first major news outlet to cover the report; the "Cli ...
Topics: climate, environmental non-government organizations, Muckraker, national security, politics, US Military (all these topics)

Garbage Cans and Garbage Can'ts Federal Court Rules EPA Incineration Emission Standards Insufficient		25 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Garbage Cans and Garbage Can'ts Federal Court Rules EPA Incineration Emission Standards Insufficient Federal standards governing emissions from garbage incinerators are inadequate and must be rewritten by the U.S. EPA, ruled the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., yesterday. The controversy over incineration emissions began in the 1980s, when garba ...
Topics: air pollution, environmental justice, politics, solid waste treatment and disposal, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Spoilent Green Many Enviros Unhappy About Nader's Presidential Bid		24 Feb 2004	Daily Grist

Topics: elections, environmental non-government organizations, political groups, politics (all these topics)

Spoilent Green Nader's presidential bid is eliciting heated rhetoric from enviros	Amanda Griscom	24 Feb 2004	Muckraker
See Ralph run. Ralph Nader -- that alternately beloved and begrudged gadfly -- buzzed back onto the political scene Sunday with an announcement that he intends to mount yet another presidential campaign. Mainstream environmentalists, among others desperate to oust President Bush, were not amused. Speaking on Meet the Press, Nader sounded a familiar battle cry when he vowed to take ...
Topics: elections, environmental non-government organizations, League of Conservation Voters, Muckraker, politics, Sierra Club (all these topics)

Apocalypse Later Pentagon Report Details Apocalyptic Climate Change Scenario		23 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Apocalypse Later Pentagon Report Details Apocalyptic Climate Change Scenario Major European cities are submerged and become uninhabitable. Famine spreads across the globe. Countries race to develop nuclear capabilities to fend off invaders seeking food and resources. China and India devolve into chaos. The U.S. becomes a large fortress to prevent an onslaught of millions of refugees. "Once again, warfare would defi ...
Topics: climate, energy, politics, US Army (all these topics)

CAFE Au Lait Bush plan to overhaul CAFE standards is a mixed bag	Amanda Griscom	20 Feb 2004	Powers That Be
Clean up the bus, gus. Photo: NREL. The Bush administration has taken to singing the clean-car gospel lately, but it's not quite hitting all the notes. Last month, U.S. EPA chief Mike Leavitt joined Detroit kingpins in a splashy D.C. conference to trumpet the arrival of new vehicles and fuels that reduce sulfur emissions -- a notable achievement, but what Leavitt was passing off as a Bush administratio ...
Topics: air pollution, cars, fuel efficiency, placemaking, politics, United States (all these topics)

Barton Fink Big Recipient of Industry Money to Head House Energy Committee		20 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Barton Fink Big Recipient of Industry Money to Head House Energy Committee With Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) retiring at the end of this year, the plum leadership spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is poised to go to Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), a true friend of the energy industry if ever there was one. Barton has received more campaign contributions from the energy sector than ...
Topics: Alaska, Arctic, energy, mining and drilling, politics, wilderness (all these topics)

A More Perfect Union Sierra Club and Auto Workers Unite Against Bush Fuel-Economy Plan		20 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
A More Perfect Union Sierra Club and Auto Workers Unite Against Bush Fuel-Economy Plan Bush's new fuel-economy plan is even ticking off the United Auto Workers union. The UAW has often been at odds with enviros over auto efficiency standards, but now it's teaming up with the Sierra Club to fight the administration's proposal. In a ...
Topics: business, climate, commercial and industry organizations, energy, placemaking, politics, pollution and waste, Sierra Club (all these topics)

CAFE Au Lait Bush Revisions to CAFE Standards a Mixed Bag		20 Feb 2004	Daily Grist

Topics: cars, consumerism, energy, fuel efficiency, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

Ethanol and Mirrors Bush Administration Extends Contentious 'Dual-Fuel' Rules		19 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Ethanol and Mirrors Bush Administration Extends Contentious "Dual-Fuel" Rules In a move that will make it easier for automakers to meet fuel-efficiency standards without actually improving the fuel efficiency of their vehicles, the Bush administration announced yesterday that it will extend for four years a system that gives auto manufacturers credits for producing "dual-fuel" vehicles that can run on eith ...
Topics: energy, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

Science Friction Top Scientists Accuse Bush Administration of Distorting Science		19 Feb 2004	Daily Grist
Science Friction Top Scientists Accuse Bush Administration of Distorting Science The Bush administration, reeling from a series of unflattering stories and unfavorable poll numbers, took another kick in the pants yesterday when 60 of the world's most influential scientists -- including 20 Nobel laureates and 19 recipients of the National Medal of Science -- accused the administration in an open letter of systematicall ...
Topics: non-government organizations, politics (all these topics)

How to Succeed Without Really Trying North Dakota 'Reduces' Pollution by Measuring It Differently		19 Feb 2004	Daily Grist

Topics: air pollution, energy, mining and drilling, national parks, North Dakota, politics, pollution and waste, US EPA (all these topics)

How to Succeed Without Really Trying North Dakota 'reduces' pollution by measuring it differently	Amanda Griscom	19 Feb 2004	Muckraker
North Dakota "reduces" pollution by measuring it differently By Amanda Griscom 19 Feb 2004 From Badlands to worse. Photo: NPS. To Theodore Roosevelt, a man who battled chronic asthma, the remote Badlands of North Dakota were as beloved for their fresh air as for their dramatic views and big game. "Wildflowers and sagebrush spiced the clean, dry North Dakotan breeze. Roosevelt's asthmatic lungs rejoiced in this air, as did his soul in the sheer ...
Topics: air pollution, energy, Muckraker, North Dakota, politics, US EPA (all these topics)

Snow News Day The Yellowstone snowmobile controversy gets more convoluted by the minute	Amanda Griscom	18 Feb 2004	Muckraker
The past few days have brought two more odd legal twists and turns to the Yellowstone snowmobile saga, which is becoming more litigiously complex and far-flung than a John Grisham novel. She's got a ticket to ride. Photo: NPS. The story is essentially a protracted game of legal Ping-Pong: The Clinton administration served the ball when it ordered a phaseout of snowmobiles in Yell ...
Topics: Muckraker, national parks, placemaking, politics, West (all these topics)

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