A coalition of farmworker advocacy groups is petitioning EPA to ban the commonly-used pesticide chlorpyrifos, backing environmentalists’ long-standing petition seeking a ban, and reiterating arguments that the substance is responsible for farmworker poisonings and poses neurodevelopmental risks to children.
The scientific community is overwhelmingly positive about biotech plant breeding and the benefits for farmers, consumers, and the environment. But the authors of this paper demonstrate that the current process-based U.S. biotechnology regulatory system is a barrier to such agricultural innovation. Read more
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While the U.S. experiences a record low unemployment rate, labor pains intensify for rural America. Read more
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