Environment

Ontario, Calif., Food Processor to Pay $157,000 Fine for Toxic Ammonia Release

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with food processing company Ventura Foods, LLC, located in Ontario, Calif. Ventura Foods has agreed to pay $157,900 for violations of federal regulations including failing to notify the...

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US Local and National Groups Defend Clean Water Act against Agricultural Pollution

A coalition of local and national public interest organizations filed a brief in federal court supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s long-held authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate waste from commercial animal farms and seeking to...

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Greenpeace welcomes European Food Safety Authority guidelines for long-term genetically modified food studies

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Fisheries Service Rejects Efforts to Strip Orcas of Endangered Species Protection

U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) denied a misguided request by California agribusinesses and property rights advocates to take Puget Sound’s critically endangered orcas off the endangered species list. This decision confirms that the...

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