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Lawmakers are considering several bills that would block states and cities from limiting pesticides, even for farm fields located close to thousands of U.S. schools.
By Shannon Kelleher US regulators are fast-tracking a novel, gene-altering insecticide in an unusual move that would greenlight the product for three years of commercial use before a standard testing period is completed. Calantha, a product of the company GreenLight Biosciences, contains the active ingredient ledprona, which uses a mechanism called RNA interference (RNAi) to kill the Colorado potato beetle, a notorious pest, by turning off genes it needs to survive. Calantha would be the first pesticide spray using RNAi, though the technology has been genetically engineered into some corn pl...
The EPA is rushing a gene-changing pesticide through the approval process which would open the door to similar products from Big Chemical
As demand for seafood grows, including across the Hoosier State, a remote Indiana farm is harvesting thousands of pounds of salmon every year – on land. But the genetically modified
“AquAdvantage” salmon, engineered by biotech company AquaBounty Technologies, most recently drew criticism from environmental advocates at the 2023 Farm Aid event.