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Wal-Mart Deceived Buyers of Organic Eggs, U.S. Lawsuit Says

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Last updated on: January 18, 2018

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and their egg supplier are currently facing a federal lawsuit for misleading consumers by selling organic eggs with packaging that claimed the birds had access to the outdoors. The lawsuit alleges that Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the megastores’ … [read]

Honey Bees Attracted to Chemicals That Are Killing Them

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Last updated on: January 11, 2018

Honey bees seem to be attracted to the chemicals that are killing them. based on experiments showing the bees preferred sugar water laced with chemicals known to cause problems for bees over sugar water alone. These findings published in the… [read]

Trump’s USDA Ends Animal Welfare Laws for Organic Eggs

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Last updated on: January 1, 2018

The Trump administration announced in late December plans to reject humane-treatment regulations of cage-free chickens that were proposed during the previous administration. This reversal doesn’t come as a huge surprise since the USDA repeatedly delayed the enforcement of those regulations.… [read]

Are You Ready To Pay A Tax For Meat?

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Last updated on: December 28, 2017

Governments are brainstorming for ways to combat the devastating environmental effects of factory farming, and several countries in Europe are calling for a tax on meat. No other industry involves the most pressing environmental and health issues of today, like… [read]

EPA Relies on Industry Studies to Give Glyphosate New Green Light

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Last updated on: December 27, 2017

Glyphosate is tthe most widely used pesticide in the world, and is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. On the 18th of December the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a controversial analysis that relies heavily on industry studies to conclude… [read]

GM crops will continue to be banned in Britain after Brexit, says Michael Gove

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Last updated on: December 24, 2017

Michael Gove, Britain’s environment secretary, indicates that food made from genetically modified organisms will continue to be banned in the United Kingdom after Britain leaves the European Union. The US is expected to push for more GM-based foods to be… [read]