Articles by Grist staff

Fish Don't Fry in the Kitchen, But Beans Do Burn in Brazil

Brazil’s southernmost state yesterday launched a big publicity push to keep farmers from illegally planting genetically modified soybean seeds smuggled in from neighboring Argentina. A black market is growing for the seeds, which save farmers money on herbicides and pesticides. Industry sources estimate that nearly 10 percent of Brazil’s soybean harvest could be genetically modified, […]

Is McCain Able?

GOP presidential contender John McCain yesterday called for cutting federal subsidies for oil, gas, ethanol, and sugar and using the money to fund a school voucher program. A major theme of McCain’s campaign has been fighting special interests, and in going after the oil and gas subsidies, he strikes against an industry that is a […]

If Not for the Courage of the Fearless Judge, the Minnow Would Be Lost

Enviros have won a big court case that could lead to the protection of more than 200 miles of streams in Arizona and New Mexico from mining, grazing, and development. A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must designate critical habitat for two federally listed endangered minnow species within five months. […]

Motor Mouths

Federal regulators should crack down on pollution from power plants and factories and not put so much of the burden on cars, says AAA, the motorists’ advocacy group. The group is releasing a study today that found that pollution from automobiles has declined much more rapidly over the past 30 years than pollution from other […]