Environment
TOPIC(S): Education U.S. MidWest, Environment, USDA,

01/08/2021 SOURCE: wnax.com

South Dakota Agriculture Groups Divided On Ag DENR Merger Proposal | Radio 570 WNAX

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TOPIC(S): Herbicides, Agriculture US, Pesticides, Environment,

12/22/2020 SOURCE: beyondpesticides.org

Farmworkers and Conservationists Ask Court to Remove Monsanto's Roundup from the Market - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog

(Beyond Pesticides, December 22, 2020) Opening arguments and evidence were filed by a coalition of farmworkers, farmers, and conservationists last week in litigation challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) re-approval of glyphosate, best known as the active ingredient in Monsanto’s “Roundup” pesticides. The lawsuit charges that the Trump Administration unlawfully ignored cancer risks and ecological damage of glyphosate.  Represented by the Center for Food Safety (CFS), plaintiffs, including the Rural Coalition, Farmworker Association of Florida, Organización en California de Lideres Campesinas, and Beyond Pesticides, filed the federal lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in March. The groups seek to have the pesticide prohibited from use or sale because of its unlawful approval. “Farmworkers are on the frontlines of nearly every health and environmental crisis, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, and are particularly at risk of health impacts from pesticide spraying,” said Amy van Saun, senior attorney at CFS. “EPA failed these essential workers. It rejected evidence that glyphosate causes cancer and entirely failed to assess the main way people are exposed at work, through their skin.” Today’s filing includes volumes of evidence showing how EPA ignored glyphosate’s health risks, including cancer risks, to farmworkers and farmers exposed during spraying. The evidence filed […]

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Sustainability, Environment, Climate Change,

The real trees behind fake corporate climate progress

Carbon offsets — an increasingly popular tool used by thousands of companies to declare improved environmental performances — sometimes fall short of big claims.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Water, Sustainability, Research, Environment, Ag Europe, World Population,

Study: Micropollutants have 'significant potential impact' on water ecosystems, human health

A study carried out by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRAE) into micropollutants at the exit of wastewater treatment plants has concluded, once again, that despite a lack of comprehensive data, their impact on the environment remains undeniable. EURACTIV France reports.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Environment, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),

U.S. fuel industry frazzled as Trump EPA misses 2021 biofuel volumes deadline

(This November 30 story corrects to clarify oil industry says waivers do not hurt ethanol demand)

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Soybeans, Herbicides, Agriculture US, Environment, AgriBusiness,

Will the regulations around agricultural pesticides evolve under a new administration?

Soybean and cotton growers sue EPA over Dicamba use restrictions

The American Soybean Association and the Plains Cotton Growers have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency registration of the herbicide dicamba. The product is used for “over-the-top” applications on soybean and cotton crops genetically engineered to withstand the herbicide. A Feedstuffs magazine report says the recent decision by the EPA gives growers five [...]

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Fishing (Commercial), GMO's, Environment, FDA,

11/09/2020 SOURCE: thefishsite.com

Ruling puts pressure on genetically modified salmon sector

A Californian court has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration (F

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Young Farmers, Environment, Ag Tech, Weather,

10/26/2020 SOURCE: www.edf.org

This new approach to farming is transforming agriculture while protecting the environment

The pollution from fertilizer runoff hurts farmers as well as the environment. New technology and partnerships promise to help them both.

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