Monthly ENews 2020
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Dec 2, 2021
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Safer, Not Sicker: Why Strong Protections from Toxic Chemicals Matter
Under the Trump administration, the office that approves pesticides remains fully staffed and moving faster than ever. The office that fact-checked those approvals is gone. The EPA has eliminated its Office of Research and Development — the division responsible for the independent science used to evaluate industry-submitted safety claims — while accelerating pesticide approvals , renewing approval of the drift-prone herbicide dicamba , and invoking the Defense Production Ac
Tell Food Companies to Reject GMO Wheat!
Post written by Friends of the Earth . What if you found out the wheat in your bread, pasta, and cereal was genetically engineered and sprayed with a TOXIC herbicide? This could soon become our reality if we don’t act. A new kind of genetically engineered (GMO) wheat was just approved in the U.S., and we need to stop it before it enters our food system. This new GMO wheat – called HB4 – is engineered to tolerate glufosinate, a highly toxic herbicide banned in the European Un
Edible Native Plants of Colorado Webinar
Join PPAN on March 19th at 12pm via Zoom to discover how Colorado’s native plants can nourish both people and pollinators! Join PPAN on March 19th at 12pm via Zoom to discover how Colorado’s native plants can nourish both people and pollinators! REGISTER HERE! In this webinar, we’ll dive into Colorado-native plants you can eat, why they matter for local ecosystems, and how to grow vegetables in ways that actively support pollinators. Participants will gain region-specific gui
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