USDA Sets the Table for GMO Food

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Date: Jan 19, 2014 8:05 AM
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View Online        Home      Take Action      Donate January 2014         Nationwide USDA to Green Light Next-Gen GMOs? Stocking your cupboard with food that isn't genetically engineered won't get easier anytime soon. The USDA recently gave the go-ahead to a new generation of modified corn and soy, dismissing the significant harms posed by them and the toxic herbicide they were manufactured to resist.    Continue Reading »    Engineering an Environmental Disaster Listen to Paul Achitoff discuss the environmental impacts of GMOs in our latest podcast. Trip's Column A Letter to President Obama President Obama is fighting and feeding climate change with an "all of the above" energy policy, warns Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen. In a letter to the president, Trip and other environmental leaders urge Obama to choose clean energy over fossil fuels that condemn future generations to climate consequences.     Continue Reading »      In The News Pacific Ocean Navy Training Plans Threaten Marine Animals The National Marine Fisheries Service has okayed Navy training exercises near Hawaiʻi and Southern California that would, by the agency's own estimate, cause nearly 9.6 million instances of harm to whales, dolphins, turtles and other marine mammals—including 155 marine mammal deaths and more than 2,000 permanent injuries. Earthjustice has sued both the agency and the Navy, demanding that they explore ways to reduce the damage.    Continue Reading »    The law requires the Fisheries Service to protect marine mammals and imperiled sea turtles, not force them to play Russian roulette. – David Henkin, Staff Attorney Idaho Wolf Pack Extermination Under Way in Wilderness A hunter-trapper hired by the State of Idaho has been exterminating two wolf packs within the 2.4-million-acre Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness. Instead of protecting the wilderness, the U.S. Forest Service is assisting Idaho's killing program.    Continue Reading »    Pennsylvania PA Court Decision Upholds Local Limits on Fracking The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently struck down a state law that ran roughshod over community efforts to protect themselves from fracking for oil and gas. Earthjustice participated in the Pennsylvania case, and is currently defending similar efforts in Ohio and New York.    Continue Reading »    Washington Washington County to Revive Salmon Streams In one of the largest settlements of its kind, Washington County has agreed to put $3 million of funding into stream restoration and pollution reduction that will protect Columbia River salmon. The settlement comes after years of Earthjustice litigation and several court findings that the County was violating the law by failing to reduce stormwater runoff.    Continue Reading »      Special Report on the West Virginia Spill Lisa Evans Sr. Administrative Counsel Overdue rules could ensure polluters pay.     Read Blog Post »    Jennifer Chavez Attorney, Washington, D.C. "Freedom Zones" could cripple EPA.     Read Blog Post »    Ted Zukoski Attorney, Rocky Mountain Coal's costs just keeping piling up.     Read Blog Post »    In Memory of Fred Meyer, 1931-2013 Earthjustice is deeply saddened by the passing of its longtime friend and trustee, Fred Meyer, who served and supported us for more than a decade.    Continue Reading »    What is Earthjustice Planning for 2014? Thanks to the generosity of our many supporters, we provide expert legal support free of charge to groups large and small. The 2014 Legal Docket outlines some of the most important legal battles coming up. View it at earthjustice.org/docket.    View Our Docket  »    Receive e.Brief in Large Print We hope you have enjoyed this issue of e.Brief. If the text was too difficult to read, try out our large print version. It's the same great content every month, now in easy-to-read, larger type.     Sign Up Today »    You've been reading e.Brief, Earthjustice's monthly e-newsletter. Having trouble viewing this email? Read it online: earthjustice.org/newsletter Earthjustice. Because the earth needs a good lawyer. Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. Learn about our work: earthjustice.org Photo Credits:   · USDA to Green Light Next-Gen GMOs:  New corn and soy varieties are being engineered to resist the herbicide 2,4-D. (USDA / Lance Cheung)   · Stop crops engineered for pesticide profits:  Ears of corn in a field. (Zeljko Radojko / Shutterstock)   · A Letter to President Obama:  The president listens intently during a meeting in the Situation Room. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)   · Navy Training Plans Threaten Marine Animals:  A newly hatched baby leatherback turtle inches toward the sea. (Irina Kozhemyakina / istockphoto)   · Wolf Pack Extermination Under Way in Wilderness:  A member of the Golden wolf pack in Idaho's Frank Church--River of No Return Wilderness Area. (Hobbit Hill Films LLC)   · PA Court Decision Upholds Local Limits on Fracking:  A sign indicates the growing tension between agricultural communities and gas companies. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)   · Washington County to Revive Salmon Streams:  A run of sockeye salmon. (Xuanlu Wang / Shutterstock)   · What is Earthjustice Planning for 2014:  A gavel sits in front of a judge's chair. (bikeriderlondon / Shutterstock)   · Receive e.Brief in Large Print:  Manual typewriter on wood trunk. (ideabug / istockphoto) ©2014 Earthjustice | 50 California Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA  94111 | 1-800-584-6460 enews@earthjustice.org This email was delivered to you by Earthjustice. Update your personal information or remove your email address from Earthjustice's email list through your profile page.