Articles by Grist staff

Kernel Clink

The U.S. EPA indicated on Friday that it would not permit even trace amounts of genetically modified StarLink corn into human food. StarLink, which was previously approved for use as animal feed, was found to have entered the food supply last year, prompting the costly recall of taco shells and other corn products. Despite a […]

Kevin Collins, National Parks Conservation Association

Kevin Collins is director of park recreation and use, and acting director of government affairs, at the National Parks Conservation Association. Monday, 30 Jul 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. Drive along the Gulf Coast from Pensacola, Fla., to Gulfport, Miss., and you’ll see a stretch of development filled with casinos, souvenir shops, tattoo artists, and pawnbrokers. You […]

Rider Back Atcha

In a slap in the face to the Bush administration, the U.S. House voted 218 to 189 on Friday to require the White House to stick with the tough standard for arsenic in drinking water set by former President Clinton. Nineteen Republicans supported the measure, which was a direct response to a decision by Bush […]

Don't Touch That Fish With a 10-foot Pole

Mercury was discovered in Columbia River fish in Washington state more than a decade ago, but the state hasn’t yet posted signs to warn anglers about the dangers of eating mercury-tainted fish. One Health Department official said the major reason for not posting signs was that they would cost too much. Meanwhile, a state government […]