Articles by Grist staff

Hot Under the Flea Collar

The U.S. EPA is gearing up to restrict the use of chlorpyrifos, which is one of the most widely used insecticides in the U.S. and has been linked to memory loss, nervous system problems, and other health concerns. The chemical, also known by the trade name Dursban, is sprayed on a variety of crops and […]

What About Danish Seamen?

Forty-three percent of 700 Danish army recruits tested have sperm counts so low that they could have trouble fathering children, according to research published in the journal Human Reproduction. The study authors, who can’t explain the low sperm concentrations, say other research indicates that male reproductive function seems to have deteriorated considerably in the past […]

Once More Into the Bleach

The highest sea temperatures ever recorded in the Caribbean have caused the first mass die-off of coral in Belize in 3,000 years, and scientists suspect that global warming and the El Ni&ntildeo weather phenomenon are to blame. The high temperatures in 1998 lasted for several months and caused much of the Belizean coral reef to […]

Delay of the Land

More than 100 enviro groups yesterday petitioned the Clinton-Gore administration to temporarily prevent development on 160 million acres of roadless federal areas in the West managed by the Bureau of Land Management. They are asking the BLM to reinventory the land to determine how much should be protected as wilderness, contending that past BLM inventories […]