The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that organisms obtained by mutagenesis, or gene editing, are considered genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which mean they fall under the same strict EU rules that govern GMOs. The decision is a victory for organic farming associations and environmentalists wary of “GMO 2.0” techniques such as CRISPR gene editing […]
By Jessica Corbett The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) blocked reporters from CNN, E&E News and the Associated Press from attending a summit about water pollution on Tuesday, and a security guard reportedly grabbed a journalist by the shoulders and “forcibly” shoved her out of the building. “Guards barred an AP reporter from passing through […]
Government ministers published proposals Thursday that would speed the development of fracking in England, igniting opposition from environmental groups and local communities, The Independent reported. The rule changes could open an area almost as large as Wales for immediate drilling. “Communities and their local councils across the UK have said no in every way they […]
With one foot out the Brexit door, the UK is secretly trying to weaken EU commitments to the Paris agreement in a move branded “rude” by one member of European parliament (MEP), The Guardian reported Wednesday. The EU is currently set to reduce its energy use by 20 percent by making improvements to energy efficiency […]
A group of 39 senators and 131 representatives signed a resolution calling for the “immediate resignation” of Scott Pruitt, the scandal-plagued U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator. The document represents a record number of senators to formally demand a cabinet official to step down. The resolution comes in the wake of Pruitt’s growing list of […]
The UK’s vote to leave the EU in June of 2016 is often compared to the U.S. election of Donald Trump as part of a populist, xenophobic reaction against increasing globalization and business-as-usual politics. But is Brexit as much of a danger to the environment as Trump’s presidency has turned out to be? BRITAIN: Brexit […]
By Andrea Germanos Watchdog groups sounded alarms on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the proposed mega-merger of Bayer and Monsanto has cleared its final regulatory hurdle in the U.S. The reported approval from the Justice Department came “after the companies pledged to sell off additional assets,” the Journal reported, and despite concerns […]
Conservation groups are calling on the Trump administration to cancel plans to lease thousands of acres of federal public lands for oil and gas development near western Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park and Blanca Peak without fully analyzing environmental or cultural harms. WildEarth Guardians, the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, Rocky […]
Royal Dutch Shell has known about the links between fossil fuel use and climate change for decades, according to newly-released internal company documents. The documents, unveiled by Dutch newspaper De Correspondent on Thursday, show that the oil giant’s researchers flagged that climate change could have major implications for the fossil fuel industry as far back […]
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