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New Pesticides Will Modify Insect Genes: What Could Go Wrong?

New Pesticides Will Modify Insect Genes: What Could Go Wrong?

By Kendra Klein Biden’s election has boosted hopes that scientific integrity will be restored in the federal government. To make good on that promise, the administration will need to take action to safeguard against the risks of an entirely new type of pesticide, one developed by genetic engineers rather than chemists. These pesticides will broadcast […]

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    U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Agreement

    U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Agreement

    The United States officially reenters the Paris agreement today, a symbolic and important step toward the aggressive action required to stem the tide of climate change. The day also marks the merger of two of the most prominent groups formed after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the pact — We Are Still In, a […]

    Wisconsin Approves February Wolf Hunt

    Wisconsin Approves February Wolf Hunt

    As the former and current administration’s endangered species policies battle for prominence, Wisconsin’s wolves are caught in the crosshairs, literally. When the Trump administration delisted gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, it triggered a Wisconsin law requiring the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to hold a wolf hunt from mid-October through February, Wisconsin […]

    Essential Farmworkers Deserve Pesticide Protections

    Essential Farmworkers Deserve Pesticide Protections

    By Iris Figueroa and Amy K. Liebman COVID-19 is having disproportionate impacts on our nation’s two million farmworkers, who as essential workers continue to toil in the fields despite numerous deadly outbreaks and no federal COVID-related workplace protections. COVID-19 has pulled back the veil on the strikingly poor workplace conditions of these essential workers, built […]

    Green Coalition Threatens to Sue Biden Admin Over Trump Permits That Endanger Wildlife

    Green Coalition Threatens to Sue Biden Admin Over Trump Permits That Endanger Wildlife

    By Brett Wilkins A coalition of environmental advocacy groups on Monday threatened to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for failing to ensure that Trump-era development permits “will not jeopardize endangered species and critical habitat across the country.” The Center for Biological Diversity, Center for Food Safety, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Waterkeeper […]

    How to Save Saltwater Wetlands From Rising Seas

    How to Save Saltwater Wetlands From Rising Seas

    By Jeff Peterson America’s coastal saltwater wetlands are on a course toward functional extinction in the coming decades. Their demise will come at the hands of steadily accelerating sea-level rise and relentless coastal development. As these wetlands disappear, they will take with them habitat, storm buffering and carbon sequestration benefits of tremendous value. Fortunately, there […]

    Biden Administration Seeks to Identify Climate Refugees

    Biden Administration Seeks to Identify Climate Refugees

    A report commissioned by an executive order signed by President Biden last week could have major implications for people displaced by climate-related disasters, The Verge reports. An average of 21.5 million people are forced from their homes because of climate-related hazards — nine times the number of people who apply for political asylum. The report, […]