Articles by Grist staff

GM-y Cracked Corn

American farmers are expected to plant 24 percent less genetically modified (GM) corn this year than they did last year, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture study released on Friday. Declines are also expected in plantings of GM soybeans and cotton, a reaction to growing consumer resistance to biotech crops, particularly in Europe. Meanwhile, […]

Brown Nosing

Presidential hopeful George W. Bush today will unveil a plan for cleaning and redeveloping brownfields, or polluted industrial sites, as part of an effort to give himself a greener tint as he goes head to head with Al Gore. In a speech in suburban Pittsburgh, Bush plans to announce that he would direct the U.S. […]

Tanzanian Devils

Environmentalists in Tanzania are mounting a campaign to rid the country of huge stockpiles of pesticides and other toxic leftovers, which officials say pose serious threats to citizens. Tanzania has more than 500 tons of agricultural compounds, including DDT, dumped or stored at more than 100 sites, enviros say. Most of the material was imported […]

They Must Be Exhausted

A record level of thick, choking smog enveloped Hong Kong for a second day yesterday, prompting calls from enviros and politicians to crack down on the area’s severe air pollution. Sunny, clear skies have become rare in the city in the past year, but yesterday’s air pollution was the worst since measurements began being taken […]