Articles by Grist staff

Sweden Lowdown

Police estimate that between 10,000 and 25,000 demonstrators will gather today in Gothenburg, Sweden, where U.S. President Bush will be called upon by European Union leaders to defend his rejection of the Kyoto treaty on climate change. The 15 E.U. leaders are kicking off a two-day summit, with the environment at the top of the […]

Grain of Truth

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that it had found no evidence that genetically engineered StarLink corn causes allergic reactions in humans. Blood tests of 17 people who had complained of reactions after eating corn taco shells and tortillas last fall failed to turn up any signs of antibodies to the […]

Lakes Inferior

The governors of the eight Great Lakes states are meeting next week with the premiers of Ontario and Quebec to consider ways to make sure that water from the lakes stays in the region. All is not hunky-dory in the five lakes, which contain 20 percent of the world’s freshwater. The lakes are at their […]

They Get the Goldmine, We Get the Shaft

Mining regulations approved by former President Clinton and now under review by President Bush would give the federal government the right to reject a mining proposal on federal land if it would cause “substantial irreparable harm.” But the Bush administration is expected to repeal the rules next month or water them down, meaning mining companies […]