Articles by Grist staff

Putin the Blame on Enviros

Environmentalists in Russia are nervous about the new Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin. Critics say that when Putin was head of the FSB security service, formerly the KGB, he allowed the agency to harass and prosecute enviros. Last summer, Putin said environmental groups were fronts for Western spy agencies. Human-rights activists say the FSB’s treatment […]

Organic Chemistry

Organic food may be richer in nutrients and more healthful to eat than food grown with the use of pesticides and other chemicals, according to researchers from the University of Copenhagen. The scientists — who plan to present their findings tomorrow at a conference of the Soil Association, a British organic watchdog — compared plants […]

Fringe Fried Endangered Species

The giant panda, Tasmanian tiger, and hundreds of other endangered species are living on the fringes of their historical habitats rather than in their centers, according to a study published yesterday in the journal Nature. Researchers from the University of Oklahoma and Fort Hayes State University in Kansas studied the geographical ranges of 245 endangered […]

Another Contaminated New Jersey

German retailers pulled Nike soccer jerseys from store shelves yesterday because of a televised report that the shirts contained a potentially harmful fungicide. On Tuesday, a business news show reported that it had tested randomly chosen consumer products for traces of chemicals and found that souvenir jerseys made by Nike contained tributyltin, which is used […]