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Friends of the Earth Statement on Impending Nomination of Tom Vilsack for USDA Secretary
We are deeply disappointed that President-elect Biden appears to have selected an agribusiness lobbyist with a tarnished record on civil rights, consolidation, and the environment as his USDA Secretar…
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TIAA’s Accumulation of Farmland is Not Responsible
TIAA’s “Responsible Investment in Farmland” report series highlights the fact that in 2011 TIAA was one of a group of businesses that developed the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) Far…
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Más de 160 organizaciones instan al presidente electo Biden a retirar a Heidi Heitkamp de la lista de candidatas a Secretaria de Agricultura de EE. UU.
A coalition of more than 160 environmental, food justice, sustainable agriculture, workers’ rights, animal welfare, social justice, public health, and anti-hunger organizations sent a letter today t…
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Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) violated core environmental laws in approving the genetically engineered salmon.
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Public Comment on Darling 58 American Chestnut Closes
The release of genetically engineered chestnut trees could have irreversible and unpredictable impacts on vulnerable forest ecosystems.
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Carta de oposición a la Ley de Soluciones Climáticas en Crecimiento
Nosotros, las organizaciones abajo firmantes, les animamos a oponerse a la Ley de Soluciones Climáticas en Crecimiento de 2020 (S. 3894/HR 7393).
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222 organizaciones rechazan la “Ley de Soluciones Climáticas en Crecimiento”
Hoy, 222 grupos de agricultores, trabajadores agrícolas, activistas por la justicia ambiental, defensores del clima, organizaciones religiosas, defensores del bienestar animal y otros escribieron a los miembros del Congreso para instarles a oponerse a la creciente Ley de Acción Climática…
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New Scorecard Ranks Top Food Retailers on Bee-friendly Policies
Major U.S. food retailer, Giant Eagle, released a groundbreaking new policy making the company the only top retailer to make a clear commitment to reduce toxic pesticide use, according to a new Bee-Fr…
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Gene-Silencing Pesticides Pose New Risks to Health, Environment and Farmers
This opens the door for any exposed organism to potentially be genetically modified directly in the field, without any prior risk assessment.
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Gene-Silencing Pesticides: Risks and Concerns
Gene-silencing RNAi pesticides are virtually unregulated, both domestically and internationally, and therefore are on track to be commercialized without proper risk assessments or precautions