Environment

Florida Senate President And House Leader Ask Appeals Court To Overturn Major Land Conservation Victory

On July 25, the Florida State Senate President and Florida House Speaker filed an appeal requesting the overturning of a ruling last month that they had diverted money that was supposed to be spent on new public land acquisition and restoration. The...

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New GMOs cannot escape testing and labelling under EU law, EU court rules

The Court said that any organism obtained with new genetic engineering techniques falls within the scope of GMO law. It argued that the risks linked to the use of these techniques are comparable to those associated with conventional genetic...

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Unauthorised GMO field trial exposed as EU takes hands-off approach, Greenpeace

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U.S. EPA Settles with two Goodyear, Ariz.-based facilities over Clean Water Act violations

On July 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with two Goodyear, Ariz.-based companies to resolve Clean Water Act (CWA) violations. BioFlora, a fertilizer manufacturer, and Inventure Foods, a food manufacturer, will...

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