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Enviro Groups Ask Moore Admin to Crack Down on Factory Farm Waste

Factory farm pollution has already taken a heavy toll on Maryland’s waterways and communities. Read More

U.S. Senate Takes Action to Expand Nondairy Milk Access in Schools

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Friends of the Earth, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate Agriculture Committee for advancing provisions today that will make it easier for students to access non-dairy milk options in schools. Read More

Connecticut Passes Historic Pesticide Legislation

This week, the Connecticut legislature passed Senate Bill 9, a bill that restricts the use of neonicotinoids, in a win for pollinators and public health. Read More

Thousands Demand Conagra Eliminate Bee-Killing Pesticides from Popcorn

The petition specifically demands that Conagra ensure there is no use of seeds coated with neonicotinoids in its popcorn supply chain. Read More

New Report Reveals No-Till’s Massive Pesticide Problem

A new report from Friends of the Earth refutes the widely-held assumption that conventional no-till agriculture is “regenerative.” Read More

Miles de personas condenan el intento de EE.UU. y Canadá de obligar a los mexicanos a comer tortillas transgénicas

Mientras México responde hoy al fallo del panel de disputas comerciales de que sus restricciones al maíz transgénico violan el acuerdo comercial entre Estados Unidos, México y Canadá. Read More

Thousands Condemn U.S. and Canada Attempt to Force Mexicans to Eat GMO Tortillas

Mexico has ample cause for concern about the safety of GMO corn given the population’s large daily consumption of minimally processed corn products such as tortillas. Read More

Trade Dispute Ruling Undermines Mexico’s Food Sovereignty, and Authority to Protect Health, Environment from GMO Corn

A final ruling in the trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico over GMO corn finds that Mexico failed to adhere to some steps required by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement. Read More

Genetically Engineered Salmon Production Ends as AquaBounty Shutters Last Facility

Following decades of controversy, widespread market rejection and legal and regulatory challenges, U.S.-based biotechnology and aquaculture company AquaBounty Technologies announced it will stop production of all genetically engineered salmon. Read More

New report: U.S. food retail sector faces $219 billion risk from pesticides

A new report finds that the U.S. food retail sector’s use of pesticides on just four crops could result in $219 billion in financial, climate, and biodiversity risks. Read More